Child Prisoners and Detainees: Occupied Palestinian Territories
Debate between Sarah Champion and Jim Cunningham(8 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the Israeli authorities, if they are to make any attempt at democracy, should implement democratic laws in particular? These children, if they are guilty of wrongdoing, should be handed to civilian authorities and civilian courts.
Sarah Champion
That is the nub of the problem: the Israeli children are tried in civilian courts, but the Palestinian children are largely tried in military courts.