HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THREE CAPTIVES WORSENING

Ramallah, 5 Jumadil Awwal 1436/25 March 2015 (MINA) – The Palestinian Prisoner Society disclosed on Tuesday (24/3) that the health conditions of three Palestinian sick captive are getting worse in the Israeli Negev and Eshel jails.

The Society’s lawyer who visited the three sick detainees said captive Iyass al-Rifai, 31 from Ramallah, has been suffering acute bowel inflammation, colon problems, and sharp drop of weight for several months, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The lawyer noted that the captive was transferred to Ramleh prison clinic, but the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) did not provide him with any treatment.

Prisoner al-Rifai has been arrested since 2006, sentenced to 11 years and held in Negev desert prison.

The lawyer also revealed that prisoner Yaqoup Ghawadrah, 42 from Jenin, has been complaining of severe pain in the back since he was arrested in 2002. Prison doctors were not able to diagnose his case. Despite his suffering from asthma, the IPS does not give him medications except painkillers.

Ghawadrah is sentenced to two life imprisonments and 35 years. He is held in Eshel jail.

The third sick captive Hani Lahouh, 38 from Jenin, complains about severe toothache; despite that, he has not been receiving treatment for two years, the lawyer said.

Captive Lahouh has been detained since 2003 and sentenced to 18 years. He is held at Negev prison. (T/P006/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)