Hamas moves against organized crime clans

GAZA CITY — Hamas has cracked down on organized crime allegedly conducted by powerful clans in the Gaza Strip.

Officials said the Hamas regime has begun rounding up suspected criminals in several areas of the Gaza Strip. They said many of the suspects came from powerful clans believed engaged in criminal activities.

“The priority is drug-dealing and violent crime,” an official said.

Officials said hundreds of suspects have been arrested and some of them prosecuted on charges of murder and other violent crime. They said Hamas intended to execute some of those convicted of the charges.

“Everyone is subject to liability and the law,” Hamas Attorney General Mohammed Abed said.

In April 2010, the Islamic regime executed two Palestinians from the Gaza Strip on charges of spying for Israel. Hamas pledged to follow this with additional executions.

Officials said major clans were involved in such areas as drug-trafficking, extortion, smuggling and counterfeiting. They said the clans were moving away from tunnel smuggling amid the construction of Egypt’s underground barrier along the border with the Gaza Strip.

Until now, Hamas overlooked many killings in the Gaza Strip connected to organized crime. Officials cited the Muslim tradition of offering victims so-called blood money in negotiations with their families. So far, the Hamas public prosecutor has been dealing with 1,800 cases of killings resolved by blood money.

“The next few days will be crucial in the direction of sentences and sanctions to maintain society and protect the rights of the Palestinian people without bias,” Abed said.

Officials said the Islamic regime has dismissed the legal code set by the Palestinian Authority, overthrown by Hamas in 2007. They said the imposition of the death penalty was meant to deter criminals and quell rising unrest in the Gaza Strip.

Source – worldtribune.com

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