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Full house arrest for man indicted of shooting Palestinians

Jerusalem District Court increases restrictions placed on Kiryat Arba settler charged with shooting two Palestinians in West Bank city in Hebron

Many in the police and the State Prosecutor's Office were amazed at Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Justice Malka Aviv's decision to remand Ze'ev Brauda to house arrest.

 

Brauda, a resident of Kiryat Arba, was charged with the shooting of two Palestinians following the eviction of the disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron last week.

 

Wednesday's dismay was compounded by Aviv's harsh criticism of the police's conduct in the matter; but the State's appeal of the decision prevailed, as Jerusalem District Court Judge Orit Efal decided on Thursday to slightly change Aviv's ruling, ordering Bradua be remanded to full house arrest.

 

While Aviv's ruling allowed Brauda to leave his home for work, Efal's ruling restricts his movements altogether and forbids him from leaving the house. The court further ordered his wife to post substantial bail in order to secure his remand.

 

Justice Efal also criticized Aviv's decision to deny the State's request to postpone Baruda's release pending its appeal. Brauda, she said, was apparently "striving to make contact" and chose to confront a local resident.

 

Attorney Ariel Atari, for the defendant, said that his client "welcomed the decision to send him home, seeing how it is the first step to proving his innocence in court. Mr. Brauda regrets the incident's outcome but stresses he was led to it by the circumstances."

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.11.08, 15:00
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