In response to the arrests and political repression of the supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Tulkarem - the northern West Bank, gathered hundreds of Hizb supporters on Gamal Abdel Nasser roundabout in downtown Tulkarem, chanted slogans and raised banners condemning the arrest and political repression.

Security forces arrested Al Baher Saleh member of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Palestine, along with a group of six Hizb supporters after Saleh concluded his speech in the rally, security forces suddenly appeared and began dispersing and detaining rally supporters.

Saleh spoke of the high number of assaults against Hizb members and supporters in the recent months in the West Bank especially an increase in Tulkarm which included house raids, detainment without valid reason and without bail, including detainees subjected to battery and torture.

Saleh added, these arrests and calls come in addition to the arrogance with which it deals power with our political activities in Tulkarm and Jenin, as they prevent us from holding seminars and lectures in the halls and the halls shut down at times, and threatened the owners at other times.

Saleh called on people and human rights organizations need to put an end to the power and arrogance, silence will not only bring more arrogance, must raise your voices with us in the face of the Palestinian Authority to realize that its hands are not free to do act without accountancy.

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Palestine

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