PALESTINE
Thu 04 May 2023 9:48 am - Jerusalem Time
A Knesset member leads a campaign to revoke the license of a Jerusalemite lawyer
Extremist Israeli Knesset member Simha Rotman is leading an incitement campaign that has led to a disciplinary case against Jerusalem lawyer Medhat Diba.
According to the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz, today, Rotman will testify against the lawyer in the Israeli Bar Association, after Dibeh published a publication about the transfer of land to settlers.
Rotman initiated a disciplinary case against Attorney Dibeh for defamation, claiming that his post incites against settlers and against a Palestinian who sold his house to a settler.
Dibeh says that this is a misinterpretation, stressing that this lawsuit comes within the framework of political persecution on the part of Rotman and the Israeli extremist right-wing organizations.
On Tuesday, a session was held in the Disciplinary Court of the Bar Association, and Diba's defense lawyer said that the publication included freedom of expression and had nothing to do with his client's professional work.
The court is expected to take a decision to freeze Diba's membership, temporarily suspend his practice of law, or revoke his license.
The people of Jerusalem, including lawyers, doctors, and others, resort to obtaining a license to practice a profession from the occupation, forcing them to deal with issues related to the lives of Palestinians under occupation.
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A Knesset member leads a campaign to revoke the license of a Jerusalemite lawyer