Police will ask a court today to extend by one week the remand of Muhammad al-Naqib, the teacher suspected of raping a 12-year-old student, while the court is expected to rule on whether to impose a gag order on the entire affair, despite the suspect's name having already been published, according to Israeli media reports.
Muhammad al-Naqib, a math teacher at a Tel Aviv high school, is suspected of raping a 12-year-old student. The police have been seeking to extend his remand as the investigation continues. At 08:58 today, The Zioneer reported that police had requested a seven-day extension. Now, as the hearing gets underway, police are seeking an additional week of remand, and the court is expected to rule on whether to impose a gag order on the entire affair, despite the suspect's name already being public. The decision on the publication ban comes after earlier reports detailing the allegations, including that al-Naqib allegedly picked up the student in his car and drove to the beach, where he had sexual contact with her. The case has drawn significant public attention.
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