PLO Chief Negotiator supports salaries for terrorists
Headline: "Erekat briefs a delegation of ambassadors and consuls from foreign states on the prisoners’ suffering"
"PLO Executive Committee Secretary [and Fatah Central Committee member] Saeb Erekat briefed a delegation of consuls and representatives of foreign states in Palestine yesterday [April 16, 2019] regarding the prisoners’ suffering, the severe injuries they are suffering, and the tyrannical laws that are being imposed on them.
Together with Erekat, Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners and Released Prisoners' Affairs Maj. Gen. Qadri Abu Bakr, Chairman of the [PA-funded] Prisoners’ Club Qadura Fares, released female prisoner Khalida Jarrar (i.e., member of PFLP terror organization), and Director-General of the Independent Commission for Human Rights Ammar Dwaik were present at the meeting.
Erekat noted that it has been proposed to convene a delegation of international experts to investigate the Israeli claim regarding the illegality of paying salaries to [the prisoners] and to the families of the Martyrs and wounded, despite there being clear text in international law, according to clauses 81 and 98 of the Fourth Geneva Convention that call to provide the needs of the prisoners, Martyrs, and wounded(sic., Israel’s actions against PA terrorist salaries do not breach the clauses as the clauses specifically apply to “internees”; see note below –Ed.).
Maj. Gen. Abu Bakr said: ‘These matters were unclear to the consuls regarding the prisoners, and they were strengthened with mistaken information that was conveyed to them by the occupation authorities’…
Director-General of the Independent Commission for Human Rights Ammar Dwaik said: ‘A meeting with a number of consuls and representatives of foreign states preceded this meeting, and they were briefed regarding the prisoners’ suffering, and the theft of the tax money by Israel (refers to the Anti "Pay-for-Slay" Law to deduct terrorist salaries; see note below –Ed.) was extensively discussed in the conversation.'
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And he added: 'We also explained to them that some of the deducted money goes to a canteen meant for food and the prisoners' needs that the administration of the prisons is supposed to provide them (Israel provides for the prisoners needs as mandated by international law –Ed.), and an additional part goes to families that are suffering from the absence of the main provider.'"
Saeb Erekat also holds the position of PLO Chief Negotiator.
PA claim that "Pay-for-Slay" Law breaches Article 81