Ramallah: 20L1L2015: The correspondent of Al-Riyadh Saudi newspaper Maha  Fayeq Abu Owaimer (aged 38) was assaulted by an anonymous in Gaza city yesterday evening.

 

Abu Owaimer reported to MADA: “I was heading off to the medical analysis laboratory, in Aljalaa street -Al-Rimal neighborhood in Gazacity yesterday evening(6:40pm) when I noticed a guy following me. When I left the laboratory I noticed that he was still following me and before arriving to the street, I saw his shadow raising his arm to beat me. I tried to avoid the hit but the first one hit the right side of my head and when I started yelling, he put his hand on my face and mouth trying to silence and stifle me. Then he started shouting at me saying (Shut up and do not yell), I thought he was a thief so I managed to give him my handbag but he did not take it and kept beating me with a cudgel on my head. At that time my jacket held his action back then he fell on the ground and ran away.”

Abu Owaimer added: “I ran quickly to nearby supermarket while shouting, where a doctor coincidently saw me and examined me.

 

She added I am waiting for a medical report from the hospital for results of this assault; I also got a videotape from the suspended cameras in the place of the assault and handed it to thepolice.”

 Abu Owaimer emphasized that this was not a robbery assault; since the attacker did not take her handbag, she also says that it was not a sexual harassment. She added: “I cannot assert if it was to silence me; since I do not write negatively about anyone on my Facebook account, despite my political affiliation to Fatah.”

 

The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms ”MADA” condemns the assault against Abu Owaimer and demands an investigation on this crime, and  holding the aggressor accountable.

 

 

Photo By: Ma'an News Agency