Dweik: I am not afraid of any arrest threats, and I will be assuming my duties
[ 19/11/2009 - 10:26 AM ]
DAMASCUS, (PIC)-- Dr. Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), said Wednesday that there are indirect threats to arrest him, stressing that he does not fear these threats and will remain assuming his duties until the elections of a new council.
In a press statement to the Jordanian Al-Sabeel newspaper, Dr. Dweik affirmed that the Palestinian Authority’s security apparatuses had arrested his office director three times since he was released from Israeli jails and told him that there were cells reserved for him and me.
He added that he is not afraid of such threats because his legitimacy is based on a solid constitutional ground, noting that the former PLC stayed for 10 years and kept its authorities without transferring them to any side.
The speaker underlined that the Palestinian reconciliation should be given a priority over elections and handled by the Palestinians away from international intervention.
Commenting on Salim Al-Zanoun’s threats about transferring the PLC’s authorities to his national council, the speaker said that this national council was not elected and thus has no legal right to challenge the legitimacy of the PLC elected by two thirds of the Palestinian people.
[ 19/11/2009 - 10:26 AM ]
DAMASCUS, (PIC)-- Dr. Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), said Wednesday that there are indirect threats to arrest him, stressing that he does not fear these threats and will remain assuming his duties until the elections of a new council.
In a press statement to the Jordanian Al-Sabeel newspaper, Dr. Dweik affirmed that the Palestinian Authority’s security apparatuses had arrested his office director three times since he was released from Israeli jails and told him that there were cells reserved for him and me.
He added that he is not afraid of such threats because his legitimacy is based on a solid constitutional ground, noting that the former PLC stayed for 10 years and kept its authorities without transferring them to any side.
The speaker underlined that the Palestinian reconciliation should be given a priority over elections and handled by the Palestinians away from international intervention.
Commenting on Salim Al-Zanoun’s threats about transferring the PLC’s authorities to his national council, the speaker said that this national council was not elected and thus has no legal right to challenge the legitimacy of the PLC elected by two thirds of the Palestinian people.
He recalled that the Palestinian constitution stipulates that the mandate of the current PLC expires when a new elected council is sworn in.
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