Hamas slams court ruling dissolving parliament

By Mohamed Majed

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian group Hamas has decried a Constitutional Court ruling dissolving parliament, saying the verdict has “no constitutional or legal value”.

The court “was established by [Palestinian President Mahmoud] Abbas to pass and protect his arbitrary decisions of dissolving the legislative council, ” Hamas said in a statement on Sunday.

The Gaza-based group described the court ruling as “political” and “will not change the reality a bit”.

“The formation of the constitutional court is invalid and so are its decisions, ” it said.

On Saturday, Abbas pledged to implement the court ruling dissolving the Hamas-held parliament and holding new parliamentary elections within six months.

Hamas said Abbas “is carrying out a desperate attempt to pass his policies by liquidating and destroying the Palestinian political system, ending political pluralism and destroying the legitimate institutions. ”

The group called on all Palestinian forces and Egypt to stand against “Abbas' procedures that undermine all efforts to protect the unity of the Palestinian people. ”

Since 2007, a rift has prevailed between Hamas and Abbas’ Fatah group despite mediation efforts for rapprochement.

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