“Lawyers for Justice” group obtains two decisions to release two political prisoners.
Today, “Lawyers for Justice ” group obtained two decisions to release two political detainees, one of them from the Magistrate’s Court in Jenin. The first was a decision to release the political detainee Firas Shadouf, who is being held by the preventive security in Betunia, after he was transferred from the preventive security headquarters in Jenin. While the other order, issued by the Magistrate’s Court in Nablus, orders the release of political detainee Ayman Rashid, who was arrested for participating in a demonstration denouncing the arrest of political detainee Musab Shtayyeh and his fellows. It is noteworthy that the two release decisions were issued after the detainees’ families completed the procedures for personal guarantees, the value of each one being 1,000 Jordanian dinars. … Lawyers for Justice January 15, 2023
Postponing the trial session of those accused of killing the martyr Nizar Banat until January 29, 2023
Today, January 15, 2023, a trial session was held for the 14 members of the preventive security, accused of killing the martyr Nizar Banat, in the Special Military Court. The fourteen defendants were represented in this session, in addition to the presence of a representative of the military prosecution, and a lawyer from “Lawyers for Justice” group as an observer of fair trial guarantees, in addition to some colleagues representatives of human rights institutions, and it was noted that the defense attorney was absent. In this session, the representative of the military prosecution submitted to the special court a letter issued by the Palestinian Bar Association stating that there is a strike and suspension of work before the courts, and based on that, he requested to postpone the court session, which the court postponed until January 29, 2023. Accordingly, the “Lawyers for Justice” group considers this statement as an invitation to human rights organizations, local and international, to attend the next court session, to ensure that the sessions proceed fairly and without delay. … Lawyers for Justice January 15, 2023