Abbas orders consolidation of security services
14/04/2005 - 13:08:51Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has ordered the disparate Palestinian security services to come under the authority of three main institutions – a step toward meeting a key Israeli and US demand for reform.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported the order, which was also confirmed by a senior Palestinian official.
More than a dozen Palestinian security organisations have operated as independent fiefdoms, contributing to rising lawlessness in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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