Human Rights Group Warn Israeli Deliberate Medical Negligence

Ramallah, 28 Rabi’ul Akhir 1438/27 January (MINA) – Detainees and ex-detainees committee warned of the continuation of Israeli deliberate policy of medical negligence against Palestinian sick prisoners who are held at Ramleh prison’s hospital.

About 19 Sick captives including critical cases are held at Ramleh hospital, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported.

A report issued by the human rights committee showed that Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails are subjected to a series of punitive practices such as deprivation of family visitation, prohibiting the entry of heavy clothes, and poor food service.

Lawyer of the committee Kareem Ajweh said that the Palestinian sick captive Mohammad Brash, who is from al-Amari refugee camp and serves a sentence to life imprisonment, is one of the most critical health case in Israeli prisons.

The lawyer said that Brash has lost his vision in the left eye and had his left leg cut off.(  T/R04/RS05)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)