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Tuesday, 16 April, 2002, 08:48 GMT 09:48 UK
Intifada leader 'faces mass murder trial'
![]() Marwan Barghouti was arrested on Monday in Ramallah
The Palestinian intifada leader Marwan Barghouti will be put on trial in Israel for the "murder of hundreds of Israelis," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said.
"He will be brought before an Israeli court for the murder of hundreds of Israelis, babies, children, women," Mr Sharon said on army radio. Palestinians have warned Israel not to harm Mr Barghouti, who has been seen as a possible successor to Mr Arafat. Palestinian anger Israel suspects that Mr Barghouti is in charge of the militant Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, who have claimed numerous attacks on Israelis including suicide bombings - an association he has not admitted to. Mr Sharon said his capture was "an extremely important success, without doubt one of the most important in our current military operation".
Palestinian West Bank security chief Jibril Rajoub warned that if Israel harmed Mr Barghouti it would face "catastrophes... and expand the circle of violence". Mr Barghouti's arrest has provoked shock and anger in the West Bank. "They say they want to try him, but we don't recognise their courts as legitimate," said Walid Massar, a manager at a local radio station, Ajyal, in response to Mr Barghouti's arrest. "For us he is a leading political leader of our national struggle, not a military leader. He is also an elected parliamentarian. It's a shock to people here... It is the justice of the powerful over the weak," he said.
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