Sunday, July 28, 2013

Five Palestinian teens face life in prison for alleged stone throwing


Five Palestinian boys, aged 16-17, are facing 25 years to life in prison for alleged stone throwing. The boys were each charged with 25 counts of attempted murder after being accused of causing an accident in which a settler driven car crashed into parked truck near Salfit, occupied West Bank.

On Thursday evening March 14th, a car driven by Adva Biton, resident of illegal settlement of Yakir, crashed into the back of a parked truck on Road 5 in Salfit governorate, occupied Palestinian territories. The driver and her 3 daughters were injured in the accident, one of the children – seriously. Adva Biton claimed that the crash was caused by Palestinian kids throwing rocks at her car. A truck driver initially testified that he stopped because of flat a tire, later he changed his testimony stating that he allegedly saw stones laying by the road. There were no other witnesses of the accident that day .... http://uruknet