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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 12:10 PM
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Palestinian Legal System Shut in Protest
(sub title) Palestinian Judges and Lawyers Shut Down Legal System to Protest Recent Attacks

"GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Aug 6, 2005 — Palestinian judges and lawyers shut down the Palestinian legal system Saturday until further notice to protest recent attacks against senior legal officials.

The shutdown was announced in a statement signed by judges and lawyers.

Earlier in the week in Gaza City, an explosive device was detonated outside the home of former Palestinian Justice Minister Zuhair Sourani, while a separate blast damaged a wall outside the home of the Palestinian Authority's attorney general in the city, Hussein Abu Assi.

Both men were appointed by parliament to investigate widespread corruption in the Palestinian Authority."

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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 06:07 PM
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1. and the culprits are:
"...influence of militants has grown in the streets of Gaza"
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-08-05 11:31 AM
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2. In This Case, Ma'am
It sounds more like the acts of militarized ward-heelers worried over their future graft....
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