As the trial of renowned Hebron-based Palestinian activist Issa Amro – dubbed by some the “Palestinian Gandhi” for his non-violent resistance to Israel’s illegal occupation – begins on Wednesday, Amnesty International called on the Israeli government to drop “the baseless and politically motivated charges.”
In a statement, Magdalena Mughrabi, deputy regional director for the international human rights organization, said, “The deluge of charges against Issa Amro does not stand up to any scrutiny. If he is convicted we will consider Issa Amro a prisoner of conscience.”
Amnesty went further saying that not only should the charges against Amro be dropped, but that the government of Israel must open an investigation into Amro’s allegations of abuse at the hands of the army and police while in custody.
— source telesurtv.net, amnesty.org