Placeholder while article actions loadJERUSALEM — Amnesty International said Friday that the Palestinian Authority has failed to hold its security forces accountable for the death of an activist in police custody a year ago. Palestinian authorities arrested 14 officers last summer and are trying them in a military court, but have taken no action against top commanders. “The flawed military trial of 14 low-ranking security officers will not bring about justice,” said Heba Morayef, Amnesty’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa. Advertisement“There needs to be a civilian trial following international standards, not just a smokescreen to protect those higher up,” she said. Rights groups say both the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority and the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, use torture and arbitrary detention to silence critics.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 25, 2022 02:11 UTC