The Palestinian Authority (PA) detained 55 Palestinians throughout occupied West Financial institution in January on political grounds, Legal professionals for Justice reported yesterday.
In a press release reported by the Safa information company, Legal professionals for Justice said that the PA detained 31 Palestinians from the cities of Nablus, Ramallah and Jenin. The others have been from the remaining areas of the occupied Palestinian territory.
Legal professionals for Justice said that a lot of the detainees had beforehand been detained and launched by the Israeli occupation.
The group additionally discovered that there have been 5 college students from Al Najah College and two others have been detained in relation to the native elections held in December 2021.
In accordance with the organisation, the PA allegedly detained 9 for possession of arms, seven for receiving cash transfers, three for his or her affiliation to armed teams and one for insulting the PA.
Legal professionals for Justice mentioned that these claims have been pretexts with the intention to prolong their detention and the time accessible for investigations.
The group additionally mentioned that 11 different Palestinians have been detained in the identical month with out authorized warrants and spent in the future every in jail earlier than they have been launched.
The rights group reiterated that the PA continues to arrest Palestinians for his or her political affiliation or freedom of expression and opinion.
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