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The Internal Security Apparatus Arrests Marwa Al Masri, and her Husband and Son

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20 April 2016

At approximately 9:00 am on Wednesday 20 April 2016, the Internal Security Apparatus (ISA) arrested Marwa Fakhri Qassem Al Masri, 45. Al Masri is member of the General Assembly of the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW). According to Al Mezan’s investigations, at approximately 8:00 am on Wednesday, 20 April 2016, Al Masri left for Erez crossing on her way to attend the GUPW General Assembly in Ramallah. She was turned back at the Palestinian side of the crossing and asked to go to the ISA office in Gaza City.  She went there promptly bt was arrested there.

At Approximately 9 am on Thursday, 21 April 2016, the ISA summoned Al Masri’s husband, Abdel Hameed Al Masri, 57 and member of Fatah Revolutionary Council. He was detained for seven hours before he was released. Mrs. Al Masri’s son, Ali, 17, was contacted by phone and summoned at around 10 am on the same day. He was detained for two hours before his release.

According to Al Mezan’s follow up, Mrs. Al Masri was taken to the military prosecution and was detained for 24 hours.