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Political Arrest....... What
for?
Volume 4, Issue 3: The Palestinian Human Rights Monitor
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16. Law of the Superior or
Superiority of the Law !?
On 12 March 2000 the front page of al-Hayat al-Jadida daily newspaper
carried a report about 18 political prisoners from Juneid prison near
Nablus whose release President Arafat had ordered on the occasion of the
holy festival of Eid al-Adha.
Colonel Abu-Sufian, Head of the Force 17 Security Service in the area of
Nablus, said that the Attorney General had given the order to release the
18 political detainees following a noble gesture from President Arafat on
the holy occasion of Eid al-Adha. He added that following instructions
from the President, all the files of the political prisoners were being
studied by the Attorney General Khaled al-Qidra.
Many prisoners’ families expressed their relief. The PHRMG also supports
such positive steps, although the High Court has in any event ordered the
release of 12 of those 18 prisoners on 12 October 1999.
Those 12 are:
Name of Prisoner ,Date of Arrest ,Town
1. Jamal Tayseer al-Katkout 8.9.1997 Nablus
2. Abdel-Naser al-Qadah 8.9.1997 Nablus
3. Nasser Ibrahim al-Jaby 8.9.1997 Nablus
4. Bahaeddin Yaish 8.9.1997 Nablus
5. Hashem Abu-Ni’meh 10.9.1997 Askar Camp
6. Osama Nasr Touqan 10.9.1997 Nablus
7. Ahmad Tawfiq Sawalha 25.9.1997 Asira Shamalia
8. Mohammad Sawalha 25.9.1997 Asira Shamalia
9. Mohammad Jabr Sawalmeh 25.9.1997 Asira Shamalia
10. Ahmad Banhan Saqer 1.10.1997 Askar Camp
11. Ala’ Salah Shahin 8.9.1997 Tulkarem
12. Akram Mohammad Sabri 8.9.1997 Qalqilia
The remaining 6 prisoners who were released on 12 March 2000 are:
1. Samih Eleiwi / Nablus
2. Mohammad Ziad al-Kharaz / Nablus
3. Yasser Kan’an / Nablus
4. ‘Anan Bashkar / Askar Camp
5. Sa’ed Awwad / Nur-Shams Camp
6. Sa’ed al-Aqra’ / Bedia
It is worth mentioning here that Ahmad Tawfiq Sawalha from Asira Shamalia
near Nablus, who was released from the PA prisons on 12 March 2000 after a
detention that lasted 30 months, was immediately arrested by Israel 12
hours later. He is currently detained in al-Jalama.
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