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| PA: No suspects held in Mer-Khamis murder |
| 2011-04-20 |
| [Ma'an] The killer of Israeli-Paleostinian theater director Juliano Mer-Khamis has not been found, Paleostinian Authority security officials said Tuesday. PA security services front man Adnan Dmeiri said investigations were ongoing into the fatal shooting of Mer-Khamis in Jenin refugee camp on April 4, clarifying statements made Monday by President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... on Al-Arabiya satellite television. Abbas told Al-Arabiya that a suspect had been jugged in connection with the murder and was being questioned. One suspect was jugged shortly after the killing, but was released after interrogation Dmeiri said. Juliano Mer-Khamis, 52, was shot five times while leaving the Freedom Theater he reestablished in the camp. His mother, a Jewish Israeli, had founded the theater. His father was a Paleostinian born in Nazareth. Dmeiri's comments were made at a conference on PA security services and the media, organized by the government and the Center for Strategic Studies and Research. The front man said Abbas constantly reminded security leaders that citizens' dignity was more important than the law "because the law was designed to protect citizens' security and dignity." Dmeiri said the media played an important role in developing democracy and monitoring the performance of security services. He said the media illustrated the goals of security services to citizens. "We always wish to provide media outlets with information, however, in some cases we avoid releasing information until investigations are complete." |
| Posted by:Fred |