OCCUPIED AL-QUDS: An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian journalist from east Jerusalem to 20 months in prison on Sunday after convicting her of incitement and support for a terrorist organisation.
Bayan Al-Juba, 33, told AFP she was shocked by the Jerusalem Magistrate´s Court ruling and intended to appeal.
The defendant shall serve a “term of 20 months´ immediate imprisonment, commencing on September 6,” said the court´s judgement, a copy of which was obtained by AFP.
The court also handed down an additional six-month suspended sentence and a fine of 5,000 Israeli shekels (approximately $1,700). The journalist has the right to appeal within 45 days. Juba, a freelance journalist who has worked with several media outlets, said the court based the charges on social media posts published on her personal accounts.
