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| Israel puts Palestinian Jerusalem governor under house arrest |
| 2018-12-03 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An Israeli court on Sunday released the Paleostinian governor of Jerusalem from detention to house arrest for three days as part of an investigation related to a land sale. Adnan Gheith, who was tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! on November 25, will be confined to his home through Tuesday, Jerusalem magistrate court justice Chavi Toker ruled. Police have been investigating Gheith over suspicions he was involved in the Paleostinian Authority’s (PA) arrest in October of America-Paleostinian Issam Akel, who is accused of involvement in selling an east Jerusalem building to Jewish buyers. Such sales are considered treasonous among Paleostinians concerned with Israeli settlers buying property in annexed east Jerusalem. Police also suspect Gheith of recruiting Paleostinian residents of Jerusalem to the PA armed forces, which Israel says violates the 1993 Oslo accords. Paleostinian officials have condemned his arrest and claim it is intended to pressure the Paleostinian leadership over Akel’s case. Israelis, as well as US ambassador David Friedman, have called for Akel’s release. Geith’s lawyer, Rami Othman, said the court’s decision to release his client to house arrest proved the case was not serious. "The mountain gave birth to a mouse," Othman told AFP. "They want to harass him," he said following Sunday’s hearing. He said they did not want him to remain Jerusalem governor. "They don’t like the position." Gheith had been arrested for several days in October and was also taken for questioning a number of times in recent weeks, with his office raided on November 4. Israel meanwhile has halted security coordination with the PA in the Jerusalem area, Major General Adnan al-Dumeiri, front man for the Paleostinian security forces, told AFP. |
| Posted by:Fred |