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An administrative detention is the incarceration of a person without a trial and without the right todefense, on the grounds that they intend to break the law in the future.
This detention can go on indefinitely and is based on confidential evidence submitted to the military judges. Based on past experiences, the detention order receives almost automatic approval.
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Megiddo Prison, where Amal Nakhleh was detained in January of 2021, seen in 2011.Credit: Alon Ron
At the start of November 2020, Nakhleh was detained for the first time and then accused of throwing stones. The military prosecution offered a plea bargain to his lawyers fromthe Palestinian NGO Addameer, which would see the boy imprisoned for one year, or half a year with the option for military detention. When the lawyers refused and asked for release on bail, the prosecution threatened that an administrative detention order would be issued agai