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Charges against complainants were ambiguous, changeable and unclear.
Mohammad Radwan reported that the police arrested him without following
legal procedures, or without any charge and without bringing him before the
competent judicial authorities. The same experience was reported in Jaber
Radwan’s complaint, who is detained without charge. Most of the charges
against the detainees are against the public policy of the PNA. The majority of
incidents of being charged with a crime can be characterized as stated above, ie
ambiguous, changeable and unclear.
9‐ Arrest without Warrants
The majority of complaints received by ICHR were without arrest warrants or
search warrants, which constitutes an approach adopted by the Security Services.
Yehia Ali Turkman reported that members of the Preventive Security Service
arrested him at night without any arrest warrant or a memorandum of entry or
inspection.
10‐ Summoning by Phone or Other Means
Cases of summoning people over the phone were repeated. After being detained
upon their arrival or waiting for hours, then they are asked to come again. Sa’ed
Mohammad Al‐Sal’ous reported that an officer from the Preventive Security
Service arrived on 14/11/2010 and asked Al‐Sal’ous to accompany him to so that
he might make some inquiries to Al Sal’ous. He was arrested without legal
documentation and was not brought before the competent judicial authorities.
Sami Abdel Muti Awad reported that he went to the Intelligence Service upon a
request sent to him to meet them. He was held the moment he arrived. The
same thing was reported by Mohammad Haroun Mokadi, who went to the
General Intelligence Service upon a request sent to him to be interviewed. He
was detained the moment of his arrival. Tamam Abu Saoud reported that the
General Intelligence Service summoned him and she was arrested on arrival
without following legal procedures or presenting any legal documentation.
11‐ Non‐Compliance with Legal Time Limitations Upon Arrest
Security Services did not comply with the detention dates set at 24 hours, but far
exceeded detentions for long periods of up to several days without being brought
before the competent judicial authorities or the prosecution and military justice.
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