The Palestinian Authority (PA) magistrate court in Ramallah refused on Wednesday to release on bail each of activist Nassar Jaradat and journalist Thaher al-Shamali who are held at the PA preventive security apparatus.
They have been detained for days after slamming the Fatah leader Jebril al-Rajoub for his remarks in which he claimed that Jews have right to al-Buraq Wall in Occupied Jerusalem.
The court charged detainee Jaradat with assaulting high personalities which is the most common charge used against political detainees in the PA jails in the West Bank.
The families of both prisoners demanded immediate release of their sons. “Posting their opinions on social media falls under the freedom of speech right which is guaranteed by the Palestinian Basic law they highlighted.
