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| PA court orders Shubaki released |
| 2002-05-22 |
| The Palestinian High Court in Ramallah yesterday ordered the release of Fuad Shubaki, the man believed responsible for the Karine A arms shipment who was jailed in Jericho last month. Hussein Shuyukhi, Shubaki's lawyer, appealed to the court for his immediate release, saying there was no proof he was directly involved in the Karine A. It is not clear if the Palestinian Authority will honor the court's ruling, after a deal was reached with British and American jailers to keep him behind bars in Jericho. Cynical, but not surprising... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |