Reporting by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many activists of the General Authority for Palestinian Refugees within the Interim Government have collectively resigned as a protest against violations within the Authority especially in the accommodating centre in the city of Kalas in Turkey. Ahmad Samir, one of the resigned activists and Director Deputy of the media office told Zaman al-Wasl that many reasons were behind the resignation which cannot be tolerated any more.
“in August last year an injured man with his family were admitted to the centre, to discover later that he was “shabih” and was injured by the Free Syrian Army in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees.
When we complained and requested discharging him or handing him to Liwa al-Tawhid at Bab-alsalam, Abo Hashim showed us his agreement, to discover later that he rented him a flat in Kalas city at the Authority expenses” Samir detailed the incidence. In another example, the activist mentioned that many people were close to the Air forces security in Daraa, still they have been very close and have good relationships with the centre's director, like Abir Asaad and Abo Hashim’s body guard and his sons, who treat people in the centre as bad as regime security forces and they suppress any complain against the bad situation.
Mohammed Abo Khalid, another resigned activist mentioned that one reason for the resignation was the treatment of Palestinian families came from Daraa when they put them in tents, while other families from Hindarat camp were given houses.
Abo Khalid added that Authority’s management started to exclude activists who had participated in the revolution and were wanted by the regime and preferred who were not wanted. As part of its duty to present all points of view, Zaman al-Wasl contacted the Director of Kalas Accommodation Centre, Ayman Abo Hashim, he mentioned that the Authority have face many defaming campaigns by many.
“Many bodies within the Palestinian community do not want the Palestinian subject to be obvious in the Syrian revolution, moreover, many Syrian opposition figures don’t want to deal with the distinctive Palestinian theme in the revolution, moreover many people deal with the authority as if it is an endless source of benefits, when they found no place for them, they turned up against the Authority.
” In regard to the collective resignation, Abo Hashim confirmed that no one of the mentioned names can show that reason for resignation was mistreatment or dictation, each one of the activists had his or her own circumstances, and others were sacked because they were lied to human resources in regard to their experience and study.
The director hinted that resignation dated on 25th August 2014, while many of the mention names kept working after that date, “how can that happen and resigned workers stay in work?” he wondered. In regard to admitting a “shabih” in the centre, Abo Hashim explained that they admit all wounded people as the centre is open to all, they cannot deny treatment and service for them,but later when they discover the truth, they act accordingly.
In the end, Abo Hashim ended: “to be honest, I expected the revolution’s media to concentrate on the bright aspects of new projects and services, besides highlighting problems face the Palestinian people in neighboring countries, and to realize the difference between criticism and defaming.”
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