In the Presence of Justice

In the Presence of Justice (Arabic: في حضرة العدالة) is a Palestinian TV series focused on crime and police investigations, created by Abdulrahman Thaher.^[1] With eight stand-alone episodes that dramatize actual events based on criminal court records, it debuted in 2013. Several well-known Arab and Palestinian actors appear in the series.^[2]

In the Presence of Justice
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Arabic	في حضرة العدالة
Genre	Drama Vagueness Crime
Created by	Abdulrahman Thaher
Inspired by	Real stories from criminal judicial files
Written by	Abdulrahman Thaher
Directed by	Abdulrahman Thaher
Starring	Mustafa Abu Hanoud, Hussein Nakhleh, Rafat Lafi
Music by	Maher Al-Hlow
Country of origin	Palestine
Original language	Arabic
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer	Wattan TV
Production locations	West Bank, Palestine
Original release
Release	2013 (2013) – 2014 (2014)

Writing the stories

During the initial stages of preparing the series, the writer, Abdulrahman Thaher, received special permission from the High Judicial Council of Palestine to access the court, examine specific criminal cases, and observe particular trial sessions.^[3] After reviewing files from special investigations, he transformed some of them into dramatic scripts, ensuring that he altered names, places, and certain details to protect the confidentiality of the cases. A dedicated legal committee subsequently reviewed his scripts and granted approval for production.^[4][5]

Plot

The stories revolve around several crimes that actually happened, starting with the kidnapping and blackmail of a hotel manager, followed by the armed robbery and kidnapping of a famous doctor, a factory fire, drug trafficking, premeditated murders, the use of magic and sorcery, the killing of a bewitched person, and the impersonation of a senior security officer to exploit that role in committing major crimes. The stories take place in the locations where they occurred, police investigation rooms, prosecution offices, and courtrooms.^[6]

Cast

• Mustafa Abu Hanoud
• Raafat Lafi
• Rawan Farhat
• Samira Natour
• Amjad Ghanem
• Muhammad Abu Aziza
• Abdullah Enkhili
• Nawal Hijazi
• Osama Malhas
• Akram Al-Maliki
• Hussein Nakhleh
• Reem Al-Low
• Ihab Zahida
• Mahmoud Khalil
• Moayad Odeh
• Mahdi Abu Ara
• Nour Arar
• Jack Saadeh
• Reem Sharhah
• Lina Qadri
• Rawan Zahran
• Sirin Abu Akar
• Lara Nassar
• Nour Khalil
• Majed Almani
• Nidal Taha
• Samah Abu Akar
• Kimo

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