Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday slammed an Amnesty International report which accused the movement of committing crimes in Gaza Strip where the movement has been ruling since June 2007.
Hamas spokesman in Gaza Fawzi Barhoum said in a statement that the Amnesty International report "is unfair and a false accusation against Hamas movement and the government."
Amnesty International accused Hamas movement and its militants as well as members of deposed Hamas government police of executing civilians, shooting dozens of people in their knees and torturing many others.
The report published testimonies of people were shot in their knees, some of them belong to Hamas' rival, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement.
"All these positions and stories published in the report are illusory and very well-fabricated by the media," said Barhoum. "The organization only listens to one part and hasn't listened to the other."
Hamas took over Gaza Strip by force in June 2007 following weeks of heavy fighting with rival Fatah militants. The fighting ended after Hamas drove out Abbas' security forces from the enclave.
"This report is directly hurting Hamas reputation. Instead of just focusing on accusing Hamas, they should document the awful crimes of the massacres committed during the unfair war on our people," said Barhoum.
Meanwhile, he called on Amnesty International "to collect evidences and quote real witnesses from the ground and present those documents to the international courts to sue the (Israeli) occupation for its crimes."
I am shocked, shocked. AI is actually calling out Hamas? Look how the thin skinned muslims react? Their feelings are hurt that it is not Israel that is being attacked.
10 years ago
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