Media spokesman of the Center for Prisoners of Palestine for Studies, researcher Riyad Al-Ashqar Confirmed that the number of Palestinians deputies kidnapped by the occupation rose again on Wednesday for up to (13) deputy, most of them are subject to administrative detention, and expected to continue to target the House of Representatives during the coming period.

    Al-Ashqar said that the Israeli occupation forces arrested at the dawn of the day the Jerusalemite MP Ahmad Attoun, 52 years old, after breaking into his home from Al-Bireh, which he was removed to it from his hometown of Jerusalem seven years ago with the deputies Mohammed Abu tair, Mohammad Totah and the former Minister of Jerusalem, Under the pretext of betrayal of allegiance to the state as alleged by the occupation.

   Al-Ashqar also said that Attoun was arrested more than once and spent more than 12 years in Israeli jails, the last of them was in February 2013 where he spent 20 months behind bars under administrative detention. The occupation withdrew his Jerusalem card and prevented him from entering Jerusalem. While they arrested his sons Mujahid 16 years and “Mohammed” 15 years.

   He pointed out that the number of deputies kidnapped by the occupation rose rapidly during March, which witnessed the abduction of (5) deputies, including the deputy “Samira Halayqa” from Hebron, who the court issued to release her on bail, while the military prosecution blocked the implementation of the resolution and appealed for her continued detention.

   He also pointed out that since July 2006, the occupation has abducted 57 deputies, as well as a number of former ministers, and by the arrest of MP Halaikah all the deputies of the Change and Reform Bloc in the West Bank and Jerusalem have been arrested for more than once, including the Speaker of the Legislative Council ”Aziz Dweik.”

   Al-Ashqar renewed his demand that all parliaments of the world stand up to their responsibilities and press the occupation to stop the violation of international laws and charters by abducting elected deputies because this is a flagrant violation of their immunity.