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PA Pays Monthly Salary to Veteran Ex-Prisoners for Life


(Gulf News-Dubai) Nasouh Nazzal - Three released Palestinian prisoners who had been imprisoned in Israeli jails for less than five years are protesting at the entrance of the Tulkarem branch of the Ministry of Detainees' Affairs. The men are demanding monthly salaries along with medical insurance. According to the Palestinian prisoners' law, only those who serve more than five years imprisonment receive monthly salaries for their lifetimes. Once a Palestinian is arrested by Israeli military forces, the PA starts paying him 1,400 shekels a month; the prisoner's salary increases to 2,000 shekels after two years, 4,000 shekels after five years, and jumps to 6,000 shekels after ten years. According to a new proposed law, released prisoners who served less than five years will be eligible for monthly salaries for half the time served in jail.
2013-01-31 00:00:00
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