Hundreds of Palestinians came to the protests to the residence of the head of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas with the requirements of his resignation after the famous opposition activist Nizar Banat was allegedly scored to death during the arrest of local security forces. Reports about it Reuters.
43-year-old Banat, according to his relatives, was detained at night at home, with arrest he was beaten for several minutes, hit her head against the window grille. The man could not stand the beating died shortly after the arrest. He spoke for many years against the current government in the Palestinian Authority and was a candidate for deputies of parliament. In his death they saw a sign of strengthening the authoritarian power of Abbas.
The international community and human rights defenders demanded an independent investigation into the incident and opening the body of the deceased. Supporters of a banat requiring justice dispersed the police using tear gas.
Earlier this year, the Chairman of the Palestinian National Administration (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, announced the transfer of presidential and parliamentary elections due to the failure of Israel to spend them in East Jerusalem.