Israel charges 12 year old Palestinian child

The Israeli authorities have indicted a 12 year old boy from Hizma, east of Jerusalem. The boy was arrested on January 6 and was held in prison for three days until charges could be filed against him.The Palestine branch of Defence of Children International (DCI) called for the immidiate release of the boy, but the court rejected the request, and gave the prosecutor two days to prepare the indicement.Later the court agreed to release the boy on a $3000 bail. According to DCI the court usually set high bails, knowing that the families can’t afford it.Israel is the only state that systematically prosecute children in military courts that lack fundamental fair trial guarantees. More than 500 Palestinian children are prosecuted in the military courts each year. 74 percent of these children experience physical violence during arrest, transfer or interrogation according to data from DCI.