Four release decisions issued by courts that the executive authority did not care about, followed by detention at the discretion of the governor, in which the political prisoner loses his grandmothers without allowing them to say goodbye to them.
The “Lawyers for Justice” group has followed up the detention of the political detainee, Muhammad Allawi, since September 1, 2022, by the Palestinian security agencies, During which he obtained his first release order from the Nablus Magistrate Court on September 12, 2022, indeed, he was released, until he went to collect his deposits the next day, and the security agencies re-arrested him without a legal basis. After that, he obtained three release decisions. Two from the Nablus Magistrate Court, and one from the Jericho Magistrate Court, but these decisions were not implemented. Allawi is now languishing in the security committee headquarter in Jericho, after he was arbitrarily and illegally arrested by the governor of Nablus, in a grave violation of the Code of Criminal Procedure. According to the allegations of his relatives; Allawi is going through a very bad psychological state, because of his arrest, and his continued detention for a period of more than four months, and his presence in the headquarters of the security committee reflected negatively on his psyche. In addition, his arrest at the headquarter of the security committee is in violation of the provisions of Article (182) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the transfer of spatial jurisdiction to any court except with certain controls, and that is when its consideration in the circuit of the competent court would prejudice public security. On December 10, 2022, Allawi’s family met, as well as the families of the rest of the illegally detained political detainees, and they went out in a peaceful march; However, this march was suppressed by the Palestinian security agencies. About a month ago, Allawi’s grandmother passed away, and he was prevented from saying goodbye to her and/or participating in the funeral ceremonies. In the same context, at dawn yesterday his second grandmother died, and he was also prevented from having a farewell look. Accordingly; The “Lawyers for Justice” group considers this statement as a notification to the Attorney General or one of his assistants, first to report an illegally arrested detainee, and also to speed up his release so that he can participate in his grandmother’s funeral ceremonies. … Lawyers for Justice January 13, 2023
“Lawyers for Justice” group follows five detainees on the grounds of their participation in demonstrations condemning the arrest of political detainee Musab Shtayeh and his fellows
The “Lawyers for Justice” group followed five detainees on the grounds of their participation in demonstrations condemning the arrest of the political detainee Musab Shtayyeh and his fellows, one of them in Nablus, and the others in Tulkarem. Yesterday, the Palestinian security agencies referred the detainee, Ayman Rashid, from Nablus, to the public prosecution. He was interrogated on charges of illegal assembly, and at the same time they extended his detention for 24 hours; and today, the Nablus Magistrate Court extended his detention for 10 days. In the same context; Yesterday, the General Intelligence Service in Tulkarem released Khader Dhiab and Mahmoud Alaria, while Ghaith Mahawi and Omar Freij are still administratively detained without going through legal procedures. Accordingly; The Lawyers for Justice group affirms the right of individuals to demonstrate, as well as their right to adopt and embrace opinions. … Lawyers for Justice January 12, 2023
Lawyers For Justice met today with the director of the European Union’s political affairs department
Lawyers for Justice met today with the director of the European Union’s political affairs department, Mr. Ramesh De Silva, to discuss the human rights situation in the West Bank, Mr. de Silva explained the role of the European Union in protecting human rights, protecting human rights defenders in Palestine, and facilitating the work of the Lawyers for Justice group. In his role, lawyer Muhannad Karajeh, Director of Lawyers for Justice, explained the violations against human rights in the West Bank , as well as the group’s role in defending human rights defenders in the West Bank since the group’s founding in 2011. Mr. de Silva conveyed the concern of the European Union about the human rights violations reported by the Lawyers for Justice group, and renewed the European Union’s support for the group, and at the same time the European Union’s interest in reviewing such violations, to transfer them to the Palestinian Authority to pressure at them to stop it. … Lawyers for Justice January 11, 2023
A decision to release the political detainee, Maen Al- Barghouthi
Ramallah Magistrate Court issued a decision to release the political detainee, Maen Al- Barghouthi, on a personal guarantee of 2000 Jordanian dinars. The Preventive Security had arrested Al- Barghouthi on January 5, 2023, and referred his case to the Public Prosecution, which charged him with political charges. … Lawyers for Justice January 11, 2023
The Nablus Magistrate Court decided to release the political detainee, Mamoun Dweikat
Today, the Nablus Magistrate Court decided to release the political detainee, Mamoun Dweikat, on a personal guarantee of 5,000 Jordanian dinars; it is noteworthy that Dweikat has been detained by the Preventive Security since January 5, 2023, after he was summoned for an interview with them. The Public Prosecution charged Dwaikat with a political charge, which political detainees are usually charged with to justify their arrest. … Lawyers for Justice January 10, 2023
Signing a memorandum of understanding with the legal clinic at the Faculty of Law and Public Administration at Birzeit University
Yesterday, Monday ,January 9, 2023, Lawyers for Justice signed a memorandum of understanding with the legal clinic at the Faculty of Law and Public Administration at Birzeit University, for the purposes of defining the foundations of joint cooperation between the two parties, and in particular the mechanisms of working with the legal clinic unit in the college. The memorandum was signed by the representative of Birzeit University, Dr. Mahmoud Dodin / Dean of the Faculty of Law, and a representative of the Lawyers for Justice group, Lawyer Muhannad Karajah / Director of the group, in the presence of Lawyer Thafer Saida from the group. head of the law department, Dr. Muhammad Al-Qaisi. And assistant professor dean Noor Matour. The supervisor of the legal clinic, professor Muhammad Khader. And research and teaching assistants in the legal clinic. Dr. Dodin welcomed representatives of the “Lawyers for Justice” group, and pointed out the importance of signing this memorandum, in addition to the importance and role of the group in defending cases of political and administrative detention, especially defending the cases of Birzeit University students. He also asserted that this memorandum is the culmination of continuous cooperation between the college and the group. For his part, lawyer Muhannad highlighted the importance of the partnership with Birzeit University in enhancing and developing the students’ practical skills, in addition to spreading the societal legal culture, specifically in the field of political and administrative detention cases. He also referred to the reality and contribution of the legal clinic students in working on the cases that the group is currently working on. In his turn, Lawyer Thafer commented on the practical reality and issues of political detention and the role of the various State Apparatuses in these cases, and pointed out the importance of concerted efforts to discuss these issues from different angles, and the role of the diverse academic environment in providing the foundations for this discussion. Muhammad Al-Khidr asserted the importance of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties in defining the clinic’s strategies and work mechanisms in implementing its activities in a way that leads to achieving its goals and objectives, and pointed to the clinic’s role in creating different communication channels between the academic and applied community sides, in order to qualify students and achieve their benefits. For his part, the Head of the Law Department, Dr. Al-Qaisi stated that this memorandum will be a basis for developing the benefits and relationship with the Lawyers for Justice group, whether in terms of developing students’ abilities or in terms of developing the academic path of the college, and this partnership will be taken into account when reviewing the plans and activities of the department in the future. It is noteworthy that strengthening the relationship with the legal clinic at Birzeit University aims to expand the areas of future cooperation and comes within the framework of the institutionalization of the legal clinic which activities are supported by the United Nations Development Program, the Sawasya 2 project, and helps in enhancing its ability to provide legal services to vulnerable groups and also to develop students’ practical skills through their participation in programs based on dealing with real issues and developing legal and human rights initiatives in order to strengthen the rule of law and respect for human rights, monitoring fair trial guarantees, confronting human rights violations, advocating human rights issues. … Lawyers for Justice January 10, 2023 To follow the news of the detainees, you can join Lawyers for Justice community via WhatsApp through the following link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CuJR94yuhGp6Tdod1K6Mpi
A decision to release the political detainee, Salama Abdel-Jawad
The Nablus Magistrate Court issued a decision to release the political detainee, Salama Abdel-Jawad, on a commercial warranty of 2000 Jordanian dinars. The Preventive Security had arrested Salama Abdel-Jawad on December 29, 2022, and referred his case to the Public Prosecution, which charged him with political charges. During his detention, Salama Abdel-Gawad was subjected to torture and ill-treatment by members of the Preventive Security. … Lawyers for Justice January 9, 2023 To follow the news of the detainees, you can join Lawyers for Justice community via WhatsApp through the following link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CuJR94yuhGp6Tdod1K6Mpi
Today,”Lawyers for Justice” group obtained an acquittal of the former political detainee Moamen Dawood (Nofal) from the Magistrates Court in Qalqilya.
Lawyers for Justice has followed up the case of former political detainee Moamen Dawood since his arrest, as the Preventive Security in Qalqilya arrested him on 6.11.2022, until he was released by a decision of the Qalqilya Magistrate Court on a personal guarantee of one thousand Jordanian dinars on 11/20/2022. During his detention, Dawood suffered from health problems and suffocation as a result of being thrown into the dungeon of the Preventive Security in Qalqilya. Despite the health problems he suffered as a result of his arrest, the Preventive Security continued to interrogate him about his opinions posted on social media. However, when the Preventive Security referred his case to the Public Prosecution, it sent an investigation report that he was in possession of weapons, which contradicts the actual investigation they are conducting with him, this is for the purposes of persuading the Public Prosecution and the competent court to arrest him legally, considering the charge of possession of a weapon dangerous to public order and security, unlike posting opinions on social media, which are not considered a threat to security and public order. As the Palestinian security services always use such political charges to justify the arrest of political detainees, and accordingly; The result in these cases is either that they be preserved before being referred to the competent court, or that the detainee obtains an acquittal after referring his case to the court, as in the case of Dawood. Accordingly, the “Lawyers for Justice” group calls on all human rights institutions, local and international, to address the Office of the Attorney General and the Supreme Judicial Council, not to receive such cases in which the security services distort the reality of the actual investigation. … Lawyers for Justice January 9, 2023 To follow the news of the detainees, you can join Lawyers for Justice community via WhatsApp through the following link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CuJR94yuhGp6Tdod1K6Mpi
Arbitrary Detention within a year of the state of emergency report
