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Police want Arab MK released to house arrest

27 December 2016, 2:43 pm Edit

The Israel Police are asking the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court to release Joint (Arab) List MK Basel Ghattas’ to 45 days of house arrest, according to Hebrew reports.

Ghattas, of the Balad party, which is part of the Joint (Arab) List faction, was arrested on Friday after waiving his parliamentary immunity amid accusations that he smuggled cellphones, SIM cards and coded messages to Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prison.

Joint List MK Basel Ghattas appears at Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court for a remand hearing on December 26, 2016, following his arrest on suspicion of smuggling cellphones to Palestinian security prisoners. (Photo by Meged Guzani/POOL)
Joint List MK Basel Ghattas appears at Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing on December 26, 2016, following his arrest on suspicion of smuggling cellphones to Palestinian security prisoners. (Meged Guzani/POOL)

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