Kidnap trial set in high-profile case involving Melbourne Palestinian activists
A trial date has been set in the high-profile kidnapping and assault case involving three Palestinian activists accused of abducting a man in Melbourne’s west last year.
A trial date has been set for the high-profile kidnapping and assault case against three Palestine activists in Melbourne.
The triple co-accused activists, Laura Allam, Mohammad Sharab and Ibrahim Al-Azhari will stand trial in Melbourne’s County Court in April next year.
The trio appeared in the County Court on Monday and are accused of kidnapping and assaulting 31-year-old engineer Nemer Abusamha in Melbourne’s west on February 16, 2024.
All three have pleaded not guilty over alleged kidnapping, common law assault, unlawful assault by kicking and unlawful assault at committal hearings in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
A 15 to 17 day trial was set for April 13.
It’s alleged Mr Abusamha was pulled from a car near an intersection in Melbourne’s west before allegedly being placed in another car, assaulted and robbed before being released west of Melbourne’s CBD.
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