ISRAELI COURT REFUSES TO RELEASE SICK DETAINEE

Al-Khalil, 9 Rabiul Awwal 1436/31 December 2014 (MINA) – Ofer military court has refused Tuesday to release the sick prisoner Jaafar Awad, 22, despite his serious health deterioration as he suffers from bouts of pneumonia, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed.

The court delayed the sick detainee’s hearing till next Sunday in order to get his complete medical file, the source added, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The sick prisoner was transferred from Assaf Harofe hospital to Ramla prison clinic despite his extreme need for health care.

In the same context, the PPS lawyer confirmed that a number of Palestinian prisoners held in Etzion jail have been subjected to severe beatings at hands of the Israeli guards.

The prisoners said that the Israeli prison administration imposed a set of punitive measures against them after they refused to hold their heads down during the daily count.

Three other detainees, from al-Khalil, were subjected to brutal beating and severe torture during their arrest, according to the PPS.

Etzion is considered Israel’s worst detention center due to its very poor incarceration conditions. (T/P011/R03)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)