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French court orders retrial into Mohammed al-Dura killing in Gaza captured by TV crew


Controversial footage which purports to show the death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in Gaza 11 years ago is to be examined again by the French courts.

The highest French appeal court yesterday ordered a retrial of allegations that a French television crew staged the apparent shooting by Israeli troops of Mohammed al-Dura as he sheltered in his father's arms in September 2000.

Philippe Kersanty, founder of media watchdog Media Ratings, was convicted of libel by a French court in 2006 after he accused France 2 of faking footage which had shocked television audiences all over the world. An appeal court overturned this verdict in 2008, arguing that Mr Kersanty had a right to express his opinion. The Cour de Cassation, the highest French court, rejected this ruling yesterday and ordered the lower court to hear the case again. The ruling was hailed as a victory by France 2 and its veteran correspondent in Israel, Charles Enderlin, who insist the report was accurate. more
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  1. Anonymous2 March 2012 at 22:15

    The previous trial also proved, beyond reasonable doubt (after a court order to reveal the entire video of the scene), that the published video was a hoax. That's why Karsenty won the first appeal.

    This re-trial happened due to technicality - France 2 maintains that they shouldn't have been forced to release the original footage. They didn't have any evidence to refute the previous court ruling that the video was a blatant hoax.

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