Swedish peace activist arrested

Swedish peace activist arrested and charged with assault

21 July 2010

Hebron

A Swedish peace activist was arrested in Hebron last night and stood trial today in Jerusalem.

Nursing student Marcus Rednanver, 26, was accused of assaulting a soldier at a peaceful demonstration in Hebron 10 days ago.

Witnesses say the charge is baseless and that he has been targeted by police arbitrarily.

The judge ordered that he be detained and questioned for a further two days.

At approximately 11PM last night (20 July 2010) Rednanver and another Swedish man were passing a checkpoint near Tel Rumeida when soldiers forcefully detained him, confiscated his passport and called police.

Rednanver was not told where he had been taken but believed it was a police station near Hebron.

Officials at the Court of Peace in the Russian Compound, Jerusalem, heard his case at 12.30 this afternoon. Following the judge’s ruling he was led wasy in handcuffs and shackled at the ankles. He told friends who attended the hearing that he had not been fed since he was arrested.

He will be released on Friday 23rd at 12 noon unless the police investigation can produce new evidence.

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