After the publication of ARIJ investigation “Illegal fees from Palestinian Pockets” in October 2020, and based on Palestinian Prime Minister request on February 11, 2021, the Palestinian Constitutional Court sent the request for clarification to the Bar Association and demanded a response to review the legal texts. This investigation continued its impact during the month of March 2021 with the suspension decision of notary document fees by the High Judicial Council, provoking the Palestinian Bar Association to anger.
In 2020, there was a huge ‘hate speech’ social media campaign from lawyers against the investigative journalist Firas Al Taweel, the journalist behind this investigation, that the Palestinian journalists’ syndicate stood firm against.
