He was convicted by a Palestinian magistrates court in Nablus of selling land to the “enemy” in 1981 – in violation of Article 114 of a law dating back to 1960.
He was pretty lucky because the new law is not retroactive. He could have gotten a life sentence or even a death sentence...
“Those who violate the law will receive the maximum penalty.”
Then why speak of a "maximum penalty", since it will also be the minimum one?
