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Monday, June 13, 2011

Gaza lawyers strike over arrests

Ma'an- Lawyers in the Gaza Strip went on strike Monday in protest over the practices of the attorney-general of the Hamas-led government, the lawyers' union said.

In a statement, the union said the attorney-general Muhammad Abed repeatedly summoned lawyers and in many cases detained them for no offense.

"Lawyers also have been questioned about matters that do not relate to their professions, and are not identified as criminal acts by law,” the statement added.

The union denounced the unjustified arrests of a number of lawyers and urged the attorney-general to abide by Palestinian law when taking any legal action against any lawyer.

The statement called for the release of all lawyers who had been unjustifiably detained. Read more
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