RAMALLAH, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has demanded several countries to hand over Palestinian officials accused in corruption, the Palestinian Satellite Channel (PSC) reported Wednesday.
Tawfik Terawi, chief of general intelligence in the West Bank, told the PSC in an interview that the PNA had demanded some countries, where some corrupted Palestinian officials are staying in, to hand them over to the PNA.
He, however, didn't tell the names of the countries.
"The handing over process and special procedures need some time, the PNA has coordination and agreements with these countries," Terawi was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, PNA Attorney General Ahmed al-Mughani revealed earlier that he had investigated dozens of corruption files in the administrative institutions of the PNA and there are dozens of officials are involved.
The attorney general didn't reveal the names of the PNA officials who are involved in corruption cases, but asserted that investigations would continue and the PNA would punish everyone proved to be involved. Enditem
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