26.08.2011                      26.Aw-Elul, 5771

Westjordanland:

PA arrests professor who criticized Nablus university

Abdel Sattar Qassem is a well-known critic of the PA leadership: in the past he declared his intention to run in the presidential election.

A prominent Palestinian professor who wrote an article criticizing the university administration where he works was arrested on Thursday by Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank.
Palestinian sources said that Abdel Sattar Qassem, who works at An-Najah University in Nablus, was ordered to be held in custody for 48 hours following a complaint from the university president, Rami Hamdallah….