(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - Representatives from Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Ireland, and the EU are set to file a criminal complaint with the PA against attorney Khader Shkirat, the former head of LAW - The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment. A complaint against Shkirat and dozens of managerial-level officials at LAW hints at a host of improprieties and suspicions of criminal wrongdoing and alleges that huge amounts of money were stolen from the organization. The complaint states that some $2.35 million were transferred to secret bank accounts in Israel and the territories, and apparently were used for purposes unrelated to the organization's declared mission.
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