“I found no alternative other than to order her detention in custody until the end of proceedings,” the judge ruled, referring to 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi.
“The gravity of the offences of which she is accused does not allow an alternative to custody.”
B’Tselem, the Israeli human rights group, condemned the judges’ decision.
“Remand in custody – even of minors – is part of the routine of oppression that Israel employs against Palestinians, with the full backing of the military courts, a system in which both judges and prosecutors are always military personnel, the defendants always Palestinian, and the conviction rate almost 100 percent,” it said.
“These proceedings reveal the disgrace of Israel’s military regime as a whole, and of its military courts in particular.
“This so-called justice system is one of the most offensive mechanisms employed under Israel’s occupation regime.
“Its goal is not to serve truth and justice, but to preserve Israel’s control over the Palestinian people. This is true of the Tamimi family – and of thousands of others.”
Ahed Tamimi faces months in Israeli prison before trial for slap
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