Attorney General arrested on suspicion of concealing case files involving PA security forces
Date: 16 / 08 / 2007


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Gaza - Ma'an – The Palestinian Attorney General has been released after being arrested and held for a short time.


Executive force spokesman, Sabir Khalifa, said that Palestinian Authority Attorney General Ahmad Al Moghanni had been arrested on suspicion of attempting to conceal files containing details of corruption and murder cases involving members of the Palestinian Authority security forces.

He said Al Moghanni was suspected of hiding 120 files.

Khalifa told Ma'an that Al Moghanni was arrested in the General Attorney's office in Gaza City.

Yousef Al Mansi, assigned Attorney General in the Gaza Strip by the deposed Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, issued orders to arrest Al Moghanni and to remove him from his post.

The Palestinian Authority Attorney General's office in Ramallah issued a statement about the arrest of Al Moghanni, saying "the appointment of Al Moghanni was by a presidential decree and any amendments made by the deposed Prime Minister is illegal."

The statement also said that political differences should not affect the office of Attorney General and confirmed that Al Moghanni was still the official Attorney General.

The Attorney General's office also announced the suspension of its work in the West Bank in protest at Al Moghanni's.
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