Hamas releases arrested British Journalist

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:55:00 EST

Hamas released on Thursday a British journalist Paul Martin held in its Gaza enclave and that thru Erez passage north Gaza Strip after Hamas authorities decided to deport him out of the Strip and to ban him from entering the strip. The Journalist and film producer Paul Martin was handed out to a delegation from the British Consulate and he was transported in a diplomatic car thru Erez border passage. Martin told Journalists that his release was a "great victory for the freedom of the media." A press conference to mark the release was held at the house of senior Hamas leader Mahmud al-Zahar who said that Martin would not be allowed to return to Gaza adding that his release came as an answer to the efforts exerted by the British consulate and the EU. Martin was arrested in February 2010 while testifying in the trial of a Palestinian whom he had interviewed for a documentary."

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Hamas releases arrested British Journalist