An Israeli military court on Monday ordered a conditional release for the Turkish citizen Ebru Özkan who has been under arrest since 11th June.
Omar Khamaysa Özkan’s lawyer told Anadolu Agency that during Monday’s hearing at Salem military court the court ordered a pending trial and conditional release for his client.
Khamaysa said that Özkan will be free if the Israeli prosecutor does not appeal the verdict by 5 p.m. Tuesday. The conditions for her release are 15000 shekel ($4200) in bail confiscation of her passport and her signing in twice a week at a nearby police station.
If the Israeli prosecutor fails to provide sufficient evidence the lawyer asserted the court order for a pending trial will come into force and if the prosecutor objects to Özkan’s release the case will go to a higher court.
Officials from the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv attended Monday’s trial he noted.
Özkan was arrested by Israeli police at Ben Gurion Airport while she was preparing to return to Istanbul following a touristic visit to Jerusalem on charges of threatening Israel’s security and having links with terrorist groups allegations which she denies.
