PA chairman Abu Mazen lost the PA’s governance in Jenin, Nablus and Hebron and instead of trying to regain governance in these areas and fight the armed terrorist groups, he is taking administrative steps to strengthen his dictatorial rule.
PA chairman Abu Mazen On October 28, issued a presidential decree on the establishment of a supreme judicial council in the West Bank under his leadership.
Abu Mazen’s move was aimed at taking control of the legal system and it follows a series of decrees and laws that Abu Mazen has adopted in recent years that harm the system of freedoms and rights of Palestinians in the West Bank and the independence of Palestinian civil institutions.
The Palestinian judicial system has lost its independence and has become a hostage in the hands of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority.
This decision allows the Palestinian Executive Authority to interfere in the work of the Judiciary Authority and constitutes a violation of the Palestinian Basic Law and this in the absence of a legislative authority because the Palestinian Parliament was dissolved according to a decision of the head of the PA.
Abu Mazen dissolved the Palestinian parliament in 2018 through a decision of the central council of the PLO, in the parliament the Hamas movement had a two-thirds majority following its victory in the parliamentary elections in 2006.
The Chairman of the PA ignored the mandatory Palestinian Basic Law that calls to keep the principle of separating the authorities between the legislative authority, the executive authority and the judicial authority, the situation created by Abu Mazen is a situation of conflict of interest which is a crime of corruption.
The Palestinian legal system needs reform, but not a reform that harms its independence.
Abu Mazen often uses the tools of presidential orders and thus he uses his authority to turn his rule into a dictatorial rule.
Abu Mazen’s moves are made in consultation with his associates Hussein al-Sheikh and Majed Faraj to ensure their control without the participation of Fatah or PLO leaders or consultation with professional elements in the Palestinian government.
Another step taken by the PA chairman this week and causing outrage on the Palestinian street is the decision to disband the Palestinian Doctors Association and establish a new association in its place.
Abu Mazen intends to appoint a new council in place of the current elected council that will establish the new association in which members of his associates will be members and that will ensure his control over the association.
Hundreds of doctors demonstrated this week in Ramallah against Abu Mazen’s decision demanding that he cancel his decision and their demand was joined by representatives of other associations such as the Association of Palestinian Journalists who fear a similar fate.
Abu Mazen, who has already reached the age of 87, only thinks about his political survival, democracy and human rights do not interest him and he is not afraid of criticism on the Palestinian street or in the international community.
