Behind the Aegis
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Sun Aug-07-05 12:10 PM
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(sub title) Palestinian Judges and Lawyers Shut Down Legal System to Protest Recent Attacks" GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Aug 6, 2005 — Palestinian judges and lawyers shut down the Palestinian legal system Saturday until further notice to protest recent attacks against senior legal officials.
The shutdown was announced in a statement signed by judges and lawyers.
Earlier in the week in Gaza City, an explosive device was detonated outside the home of former Palestinian Justice Minister Zuhair Sourani, while a separate blast damaged a wall outside the home of the Palestinian Authority's attorney general in the city, Hussein Abu Assi.
Both men were appointed by parliament to investigate widespread corruption in the Palestinian Authority." continue here...
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Sun Aug-07-05 06:07 PM
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"...influence of militants has grown in the streets of Gaza"
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The Magistrate
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Mon Aug-08-05 11:31 AM
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It sounds more like the acts of militarized ward-heelers worried over their future graft....
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