The Commission of Detainees' Affairs stated today that it collaborated with a group of lawyers from Jerusalem and created a voluntary legal staff to follow up arrest cases against people from Jerusalem, West Bank and the lands occupied in 1948.

The Commission said that the increase of arrest cases and attacks by the Israeli army and settlers were the main reason for constituting this national body, which includes 42 lawyers from inside and outside the commission.

The staff works 24 hours a day and on call at any moment to follow any case immediately. This work is to completely free and lawyers do not take any financial charge. Their numbers and addresses can be reached through contacting the directorates of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs or the department of legal affairs in the commission.

The commission thanked and appreciated this national staff, who volunteered to help their people, as this step reinforce the national and social cohesion for all Palestinians.