(Reuters/New York Times) - Israel Wednesday indicted Marwan Barghouti, 42, leader of the Tanzim on the West Bank, for murder and being "a central participant in decision-making which in the past two years perpetrated dozens of attacks in which dozens of Israeli citizens lost their lives and many hundreds were wounded." The Justice Ministry said Barghouti had "managed, financed, and activated" attacks, "providing a clear picture of a murder chieftain whose hands are in dozens of terror acts." "We asked for the trial to be held in a public court and not in a military court so it would be open for everyone to see,'' a ministry spokesman said.
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