[ 06/04/2011 - 11:11 AM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- The European network to support rights of Palestinian prisoners, UFree, hailed the Egyptian authorities for releasing 13 Palestinian prisoners from local jails, calling for taking further step by closing this file once and for all.
"We bless this positive step which contributes to strengthening relations between the Palestinian and Egyptian peoples on the road to stability and security," Mohamed Hamdan, head of UFree network, stated in a press release on Tuesday.
Hamdan noted that UFree had raised the issue of Palestinians imprisoned in Egyptian jails with the Egyptian government in cooperation with some European lawmakers who visited Egypt lately.
19 Palestinians are still in Egyptian prisons, the UFree official said, but there are continuous efforts to have all Palestinians released and close this file forever.
He also appealed to the ruling military council and the new government in Egypt to develop new policies protecting the Palestinians' dignity during their stay or travel through Egyptian territories and ending the blockade imposed on them in Gaza.
In this regard, spokesman for the families of Palestinian prisoners in Egyptian jails Imad Assayed affirmed the arrival of 12 Palestinians in Gaza after their release on Tuesday from local prisons in Egypt.
"We confirm the arrival of 12 Palestinian detainees at the Palestinian side coming from Egypt, while one prisoner was deported to the United Arab Emirates by the Egyptian authorities," spokesman Assayed told the Palestinian information center (PIC).
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