Brothers in ‘honor killing’ could get bail
Friday, May 16th, 2008Roni Singer-Heruti; 15/5/08
Two years have passed since indictments were filed against Salame Abu Ghanem and Mohammed Abu Ghanem for murdering their 19-year-old sister, Reem, and the end of the trial is nowhere in sight - even though the two confessed to the crime during the investigation. Legal foot-dragging has prevented the Tel Aviv District Court from even setting dates for the trial sessions. For a year and a half, the court has not conducted sessions on the matter, other than to set new dates. Now the police fear the same legal delays may bring about the Lod brothers’ release. In a Supreme Court session last week, Justice Esther Hayut was asked to extend the remand of the two for the seventh time.
