Israel Matzav

Former 'Palestinian Prime Minister' arrested

Former 'Palestinian Prime Minister' Abu Allah (Ahmad Qrei) was arrested for speeding near Maaleh Adumim on Saturday. The car in which Abu Allah was traveling (yes, of course this poor 'Palestinian' has a Mercedes driven by a chauffeur) was caught going 145 kph (90 mph) in an 80 kph (50 mph) zone.

The car's driver ignored requests by Judea and Samaria police to stop, forcing them to block the road with a police car.

After being stopped, Qureia's car was held for roughly 2 hours as passengers refused to open the doors or windows of the car, reports Kikar Shabbat.

Eventually with the involvement of General Eitan Dangot, Coordinator of Government Activities in Judea and Samaria, the car was allowed to continue. Qureia, the driver and another passenger were summoned for investigation

The Judea and Samaria-based Arab Ma'an News Agency initially claimed the former prime minister was arrested "for no particular reason."

This is not Qureia's first run-in with the law on the roads.

JPost adds:

Qurei and the driver were detained for three hours, after which police ordered them to appear before the police traffic division.

Initially Qurei refused police requests to open his car window as he sat inside the vehicle. It was only after the intervention of government coordinator for activities in the territories, Maj. Gen. Eitan Dangot, that Qurei was allowed to continue onward.

Palestinian sources told the Ma'an news agency that Qurei refused to give police his or his driver's identification papers. The incident will be among the topics discussed during Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations on Sunday.

Maybe the 'peace negotiators' can reach a plea bargain for Abu Allah. After all, Livni has a thing for him (see above), and the 'peace negotiators' haven't been able to agree on anything else. 

Labels: Abu Ala, crime, Maaleh Adumim, Tzipi Livni

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:20 AM