Palestinian security forces detain a Cameraman and release his after several hours

Saturday August 11, 2007 16:03 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian security forces arrested a Palestinian Camera man from his home in Beit Hannon town in the northern part of the Gaza strip on Saturday morning; the man is working for Ramatan News Agency, a local Palestinian agency working in the Gaza strip and the West Bank.

The executive force of Hamas, who did the arrest, was involved in stopping a Fatah supporters rally organized in Beit Hannon lat Friday night, the Camera man Ra'ed Kafarnah, told IMEMC that he was covering the incident, later his footage was aired in several international and local TV stations.

Kafarnah added that on Saturday morning members of the executive force came to his home and took him to a nearby interrogation center, after several hours he was released. Kafarnah stated clearly that during the questioning he was not assaulted or tortured.

On Friday the Hamas allied executive force arrested at least 30 Fatah supporters in different part of the Gaza strip. 15 were arrested from a wedding in Beit Hannon, after security forces stormed the party; the forces said that men were shooting in the air an action that was deemed illegal by the Palestinian authority in the costal region.

Shortly there after about 150 women and youngsters marched to the headquarters of the police in Beit Hannon, protesters and security men yelled at each other, pushing and shoving, no injuries reported.

Another 12 men said to be Fatah members were arrested by the executive force near the village of 'Abassan located in the southern part of the costal region.

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