RAMALLAH (PIC)– The Israeli military court in Ofer jail adjourned the trial of Palestinian legislative council (PLC) speaker Dr. Aziz Dweik till Tuesday his lawyer Fadi Qawasme said.
He said that the court was held to look into his demand for the immediate release of Dr. Dweik and deferred the hearing to Tuesday to look into the possibility of detaining him under administrative custody.
Hamas MP Mona Mansour in Nablus described the arrest of Dr. Dweik as a “crime” opining that his detention was meant to obstruct the national reconciliation process.
She told the PIC on Sunday that the step would not terrorize the Palestinian MPs or dissuade them from serving their people or assuming their responsibilities.
Mansour asked PA chief Mahmoud Abbas to halt negotiations with Israel and to call for an immediate PLC session in response to the arrest of Dr. Dweik.
Meanwhile and in a solidarity step the Greek Orthodox Archimandrite Attalla Hanna visited the office of the PLC speaker in Al-Khalil where he was received by a number of MPs.
Hanna strongly condemned the Israeli arrest of Dr. Dweik adding that the PLC speaker is a patriotic figure who is respected by all.
The arrest is a slap to all Palestinians and not to a certain faction especially when Dr. Dweik is the speaker of a democratically elected parliament he said praising Dr. Dweik and his sacrifices for the Palestine cause.
