our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports: nizar—banat nizar—ba nat spent nizar—banat spentis, his relatives keep it as a macabre memorial. two months ago, the activist came to them for help after his own house was shot at. these are the last pictures of him alive, being dragged away by palestinian security forces. one hour later, he was dead. his cousin had slept beside him, and he woke to see him being hit with a metal bar. translation: what i saw was an assassination operation, he was fast asleep. if the idea was to arrest him, they could have handcuffed him and taken him away without killing him. nizar—banat was known for his outspoken attacks on the palestinian elite. his death unleashed fury, had long been building of claims of corruption and lack of accountability. but the protest have been violently suppressed. international donors have given large sums to train the palestinian police and are demanding answers from leading politicians. demanding answers from leading oliticians. , ., ., politicians. things went out of control, politicians. things went out of control.

nizar banat was known for his outspoken attacks on the palestinian elite.in the palestinian police, are demanding answers from leading politicians. things went out of control, a mistake was made, a man was killed and the situation became politicised and polarised heavily to the extent that led to the scenes that, again, should not have been seen or witnessed at all. happy to be home, this man was arrested and jailed on his way to a protest. he is unconvinced by the palestinian authority's promises of reform. i am not ashamed that i am a critic of the pa. j they have failed politically, - economically, we are sliding more and more ito a dictatorship. we are sliding more and more into a dictatorship. _ his trial is now under way, part of a cycle of protests. there are several activists inside accused of organising an illegal demonstration. you can see this hearing hasjust resulted in yet another protest, and the people here say they will continue raising their voices, demanding change. for years, palestinians have been locked in a conflict with israel. now, m

palestinian security forces say fourteen of their members are to be charged with beating to death nizar—banat

nizar banat was known for his outspoken attacks on the palestinian elite.he protests have been violently suppressed. international donors have given large sums to train the palestinian police and are demanding answers from leading politicians. things went out of control, a mistake was made, a man was killed and the situation became politicised and polarised heavily to the extent that led to the scenes that, again, should not have been seen or witnessed at all. happy to be home, this man was arrested and jailed on his way to a protest. he is unconvinced by the palestinian authority's promises of reform. i am not ashamed that i am a critic of the pa. they have failed politically, economically, we are sliding more and more ito a dictatorship. his trial is now under way, part of a cycle of protests. there are several activists inside accused of organising an illegal demonstration. you can see this hearing hasjust resulted in yet another protest, and the people here say they will continue raising their voices, demanding change. for years, palestinians have been