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Israel army court sentences US-Palestinian teen

17 April 2013 17:46 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A lawyer for a Palestinian-American teenager says an Israeli military court has sentenced the boy to two weeks in prison for throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles, APA reports quoting Associated Press.

Mahmoud Hassan of the Palestinian prisoner rights group Addameer said Wednesday the court also ordered 14-year-old Mohammad Khalek to pay an $830 fine. Hassan says that taking into account the time Khalek already spent in prison, he will likely be released on Sunday.

The case of New Orleans-born Khalek has drawn attention to Israel's system of military detention for Palestinian minors, which has been frequently criticized. In March, the U.N. said the system gravely violates minors' rights.

Khalek was arrested on April 5 in a night-time military raid on his home by soldiers wielding assault rifles.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment.