RAMALLAH, Monday, August 19, 2019 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas issued today an order obliging the prime minister and members of the former 17th government to return the money they had received during the period prior to his decision regarding their salaries and gratuities and that this money should be paid back in one lump sum.

He also decided to consider the amounts you subsequently receive after his decision as gratuities.

In the same context, the President decided to retrieve all the money received by the prime minister and members of the former 17th government as rental allowance if they did not prove their rental status during that period.

M.K.