Ministry of Interior Refutes Egypt Indictment of Palestinians

Gaza-Palestine 
The Ministry of Interior in Gaza refuted an Egyptian indictment of 70 Palestinians for interfering in Egyptian affairs and breaking into Egyptian prisons during January 25thRevolution in 2011.
سThe ministry said in a statement that the indictment was totally invalid and based on false and inaccurate information.The statement added, “it comes against the backdrop of a defamation campaign launched by the Egyptian media against Palestinians with the aim of building wedges in the relationship between the two peoples, and demonizing the besieged population of Gaza,” 

The ministry called on the Egyptian authorities “to stop the Egyptian media’s allegations which have become a cliché, and to stand by Gaza’s people in the face of the occupation”. It added, "Egypt's national security is a priority; we will not allow anybody to shake it." The statement also wished security and peace for the Egyptian people.

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The ministry said among those listed in the indictment areHossam al-Sane; Tayseer Abu Snaimeh; Mohamed Abu Lebda and Mohammed Abu Shawish, all of whom died prior to the outbreak of the Egyptian revolution. The statement added that “Hassan Salameh who has also been convicted by Egypt’s judiciary, has been sentenced to life imprisonment and detained in Israeli prisons since 1996,” It explained that “Nearly half of the 33 names mentioned have no record of movement through Gaza's border crossings and have never left Gaza,” The statement continued that “Five names on the list do not exist in the Palestinian civil registry: Mohammed Moussa, Shadi Ibrahim, Rashad Abu Khedira Rami Kheir Allah, and Muhammad Mayouf,”. Nine of the names mentioned were incorrect but are similar to the real names in either the first, second or third name, the statement added, providing the real names as follows:
NaimAwad Al-Abed, HaronGamalAbdel Rahman, Raed Hassan Gbon, Rami Ali Samsom, NaelAtallah Abu Obeid, Mohamed TawfikSilawi, AdhamRiala, Goma’ Salem Shjani, and Ayman Mahmoud Khalil Abu Taher .

Feb 16, 2014