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Activists seek 'Gaza abuses' probe
Rights groups say that Hamas fighters carried out extrajudicial killings during the Gaza war [File: AFP]
Human rights groups have called on Hamas officials to investigate widespread allegations of abduction, torture and the killing of Palestinians accused of being collaborators during Israel's war on Gaza.
Al Jazeera has been shown sworn affidavits, medical records and photographs of alleged victims of reprisals committed against Fatah supporters by security agents or associates of Hamas.
"I think that the officials from the Hamas deposed government have the responsibility to investigate into these incidents ... and bring those who have committed those crimes to justice," Randa Siniora of the Independent Commission for Human Rights, said on Sunday.
"There is a state of vigilantism and chaos, lawlessness in the Gaza Strip right now," she said.
"I don't ignore that there were some mistakes made my members of Hamas, but I think that is not a policy adopted by the leadership here"
Ghazi Hamad,
Hamas official
"There were 15 guys with hoods over their heads. Three of them asked me to stand against the wall and asked me my name. Three started shooting."
Hamas investigations
Hamas officials have said that they have several investigations under way into the claims of extrajudicial beatings, torture and killings.
"All our investigations are open to everyone," Ihab al-Ghusain, a spokesman for the Hamas interior ministry, told Al Jazeera.
"Nobody is allowed to kill anyone, beat anyone, arrest anyone."
However, all of Al Jazeera's attempts to arrange to view the files on the ongoing investigations went unanswered.
Relations between Hamas and Abbas's Fatah have been strained since 2007, but Ghazi Hamad, a senior Hamas official, denied that the movement's leaders are encouraging a policy of targeting rival Palestinians.
"I don't ignore that there were some mistakes made by members of Hamas, but I think that is not a policy adopted by the leadership here," he said.
"I think it's a shame for Palestinians to arrest each other or torture each other; its very shameful so we have to stop it."
Source:Al Jazeera and agenciesMå | Ti | On | To | Fr | Lö | Sö | |||
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