Palestinian Authority security services
PA police and intelligence forces; hundreds of arbitrary-arrest and torture complaints, no senior officer charged over Nizar Banat's killing
Agency· State of Palestine · in the record since Oct 2026
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In the first eight months of 2025 the Independent Commission for Human Rights received 356 complaints of arbitrary arrest and 79 of torture and ill-treatment in PA detention.
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- World Report 2026: Israel and PalestineDocument
received 356 complaints for arbitrary arrests
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Over Nizar Banat's June 2021 death after a raid by Preventive Security and General Intelligence, 14 low-ranking officers were charged in military court; no senior officer was investigated.
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- www.amnesty.orgDocument
Palestinian authorities charged 14 officers over his death but failed to question or investigate any senior officers.
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PA security forces received 1,675 million shekels (about $538 million) in the first half of 2021, over 22% of the PA's total budget, 88% of it for salaries.22% · $502.5M
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- Al-Shabaka — The Palestinian Security Sector: Entrenching State Repression
The PASF also received 1,675 million shekels (~$538 million) – over 22% of the PA's total budget
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Fourteen security personnel were indicted in September 2021; no high-ranking officials who allegedly ordered the arrest were charged.
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- Middle East Eye
Fourteen security personnel were indicted in September 2021; no high-ranking officials who allegedly ordered the arrest were charged.