Palestinian ex-prisoners who have had their salaries cut by the Palestinian Authority (PA) performed Friday prayer in the sit-in tent erected in al-Sa’a square in Ramallah for the 48th day in a row.
Seven days ago the ex-prisoners announced launching an open hunger strike in protest at the PA’s refusal to respond to their demands and to demand it to backtrack on its decision to suspend their salaries.
Another protest was staged in front of the PA government’s headquarters for a couple of days before the PA security services dispersed it by force.
The PA decided three months ago to suspend the salaries of about 300 prisoners and ex-prisoners who were released in the Wafa al-Ahrar prisoner swap deal. The PA Ministry of Finance claimed that the order was issued by higher authorities.
