PA justice minister says activist Banat subjected to physical violence, his death in custody is an exceptional case. The Palestinian Authority justice minister and head of the investigation committee into the death of activist and dissident Nizar Banat says Banat was subjected to physical violence and his death was “unnatural”. In an interview with the official Palestine TV, Mohammed al-Shalaldeh …
JERUSALEM — An outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who was a candidate in parliamentary elections called off earlier this year died after Palestinian security forces arrested him and beat him with batons on Thursday, his family said. They arrested Nizar and disappeared.” In a brief statement, the Hebron governorate said Nizar’s “health deteriorated” when Palestinian forces went to arrest …
