Israel today formally accused Basam al Sadi, leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), of membership and activity in a terrorist organization. Palestinian in Judea and Samaria, whose arrest on August 1 sparked clashes for three days between Israeli troops and that group’s militias in Gaza.«The Military Prosecutor’s Office presented an accusation against Basam al Sadi for crimes of membership and activity in an illegal association, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. He has also been accused of impersonation, incitement and aiding contact with enemy elements », a military spokesman said in a statement.According to the indictment, Sadi was involved in “core terrorist activities, including receiving funds from an Islamic Jihad operative in the Gaza Strip.””In addition, Sadi called for the continuation of violent Palestinian attacks. “When Israeli security forces arrived to arrest him, Sadi posed as another person in an attempt to escape arrest,” the statement added.Due to the risk of escape, The Military Prosecutor’s Office has requested that Sadi remain detained until the end of the judicial process, which is why his arrest has been extended until August 28., when a hearing will be held in the military courts to study the Prosecutor’s request for prison.The Israeli Security Agency, or Shin Bet, concluded its interrogation with Sadi last Sunday, when it handed over the evidence to the Military Prosecutor’s Office, which already then indicated its intention to file charges based on the evidence received.Sadi, one of the founders of the YIP and leader of the organization in Judea and Samaria, He was arrested on August 1 in Jenin, where an important support base for the terrorist group is concentrated.The 61-year-old Palestinian has been imprisoned up to seven times in his life and in recent months, according to the Shin Bet, “worked further to restore YIP activities and create a significant military force of the organization in Samaria and Jenin in particular”.Sadi’s arrest sparked a series of threats from the PIJ in Gaza; Although the Israeli Army decided to attack the strip first on August 5, in a “preventive” operation against targets of its armed wing, the Al Quds Brigades.The YIP responded by launching some 1.400 rockets against the Israeli civilian population. although most were intercepted or fell in unpopulated areas, without causing casualties until the ceasefire agreement was reached after three days with the measurement of Egypt.The group claims that Sadi’s release was one of the conditions of the ceasefire –although Israel always denied it– and has repeatedly threatened to resume rocket launches if his release does not occur and that of another prisoner supposedly linked to the YIP, Jalil Awawdeh, who has exceeded 175 days on hunger strike, the longest in the history of the conflict.With EFE informationPost navigation
