The Israeli military appeals court on Monday rejected the request of the Palestinian teenager Ahed al-Tamimi to hold her trial in an open court Haaretz said on Tuesday.
Haaretz reported quoting al-Tamimi’s lawyer Gabi Laski that the court claimed that the decision was for the minor’s benefit even though all of her detention hearings prior to the indictment filed against her were public.
Last week the military prosecution told the court that it has no objection to a public trial.
However Laski said the appeals court decided to hold the trial “in the dark” adding that public proceedings are the only defense that would help Ahed and without them she would never get a fair trial.
Basem al-Tamimi Ahed’s father said that Ofer court during the latest hearing decided that the attendees will be limited to the lawyer and Ahed’s family only.
Al-Tamimi said in statements to Quds Press on Tuesday that Ahed’s lawyer appealed the decision but the military court rejected the appeal and announced on Monday that the next trials will be held behind closed doors with no-one allowed in.
He stressed that his daughter’s case has become an international issue and Israel does not want the world to see its “ugly face” and how it violates international humanitarian laws.
Ahed was arrested on 19th December 2017 after a video showing her slapping two Israeli soldiers who tried to break into her family house in Nabi Saleh village in Ramallah went viral.
Ahed is also accused of incitement as she called in a Facebook post for anti-settlement marches and asked the world to act against the US president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
