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| Fatah lawmakers trial postponed for 71st time |
| 2010-05-11 |
| [Ma'an] An Israeli military court postponed the trial of a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for the 71st time, delaying the hearing until Wednesday, family members said Monday. Jamal Tirawi's most recent hearing was held at the Salem detention center, family members said, adding that Tirawi refused to recognize the military tribunal's legality. Tirawi was detained on 29 May 2007 at his home in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus. He was the first Fatah-affiliated lawmaker to be detained following the 2006 Palestinian general elections. On 16 August 2007, an Israeli public prosecutor issued 17 indictments against Tirawi, who was then deputy speaker of Fatah's PLC bloc in the West Bank, which charged him with causing death and possessing weapons and explosives. |
| Posted by:Fred |