Israel releases Palestinian lawmaker held for nearly two years without trial
Tehran (KNA) - Israeli authorities have released Khalida Jarrar, a prominent Palestinian legislator and a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), who was held without trial for 20 months under the practice of administrative detention.
Jarrar, a 56-year-old member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was released near the Salem military checkpoint, west of the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin, on Thursday morning.
Her lawyer said that he and Jarrar's family had been told in advance that the administrative detention would not be renewed against the Palestinian lawmaker unless significant new information was received.
Jarrar, a staunch advocate of Palestinian prisoners' rights, said after her release that she would continue to campaign for the release of all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
Source: PressTV