A former financier for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) accused of embezzling funds has fled to London via Israel, a Palestinian security source said.
"Joweid al-Ghossein, former chairman of the Palestinian National Fund who was under house arrest in Gaza City, was taken to the al-Makassed hospital in east Jerusalem from where he went to Ben Gurion airport, which he left for London showing a Jordanian passport," the source said, according to AFP.
Ghossein, 71, had embezzled millions of dollars during his time as PLO finance chief, the source said. While living in the United Arab Emirates, he had been detained in Abu Dhabi in April 2001 and handed over to the Palestinian Authority.
The family of Ghossein accused the Palestinian Authority several times of having kidnapped him. (Albawaba.com)
