Israeli authorities released Tuesday morning the Palestinian icon Sheikh Raed Saleh from prison after he completed his nine-month prison term.
Sheikh Salah began serving a nine-month jail sentence in May of 2016 following his conviction two months earlier of “incitement.”
His release was marked by confusion with his lawyer Omar Khamayseh accusing Israeli prison authorities of transferring Sheikh Salah to an unknown location.
Deputy Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel Sheikh Kamal Khatib pointed out that Israeli police placed Sheikh Salah in a bus station away from Nafha prison.
He was expected to be freed at 6 a.m. on Tuesday. However two hours passed by and Sheikh Salah did not show up he continued.
“We moved to Beersheba prison looking for him. However we received no answer about his fate” according to Sheikh Khatib.
“This is an irresponsible and racist act. Israel would be held responsible for anything that happens to Salah” he said.
Three hours later Sheikh Salah appeared with high spirits in Hassan Beik Mosque in Ramla after being left by Israeli police in a Jewish community in the Negev south of Israel without any protection.
Following his release Sheikh Salah renewed the Palestinian total adherence to liberating al-Aqsa Mosque and occupied Jerusalem.
He pointed out that he was held in a solitary confinement cell during his nine-month prison term where he was subjected to tough investigation and inhuman treatment at the hands of Israeli jailers.
