A lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) visited a number of sick detainees imprisoned by Israel at a number of detention facilities, and stated that there is an increasing number of detainees who need medical attention but are deprived from this internationally guaranteed right.
A lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) visited a number of sick detainees imprisoned by Israel at a number of detention facilities, and stated that there is an increasing number of detainees who need medical attention but are deprived from this internationally guaranteed right.
The lawyer said that detainee Firas Yousef Qadri, 29, from Salfit, was injured in his eye after a soldier struck him while kidnapping him on February, 13, 2003.
He was sentenced to 17 years, and had one surgery at Al Maskobiyya prison, yet he lost vision in his eye as he was never sent a specialist.
Qadri said that after his arrest, he started suffering from abdominal pain, and was diagnosed as having infection in his pancreas. He never received treatment for his pancreas infection.
Detainee Tareq Aassy, 27, from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, told the lawyer that he suffers from blood issues. He was imprisoned on July 21, 2005, and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
Due to blood complications, he was hospitalized 4 to 5 times and the doctors performed several blood tests and other needed tests, but never informed him of the results. He was never given any medication besides vitamins.
Furthermore, detainee Mohammad Dharaghma from Tubas, lost sight in his right eye due to repeated infections and the lack of medical treatment. He was kidnapped by the army on April 27 2004, and was sentenced to eight years.
He needs surgery in his right eye but the prison administration refused to authorize the surgery due to ‘financial considerations”. His family can only visit him once or twice a year due to Israeli security restrictions.
Detainee Hamada Barrash, from Al Am’ary refugee camp, lost his sight in prison, and lost one of his feet. His health condition is gradually deteriorating, while his psychological condition is also deteriorating. Barrash was sentenced to three life terms.
Detainee Rabee’ Jibrin is suffering from a psychological condition and is receiving some pills to calm him down. He is still detained without charges or trial and is seeing a psychologist in prison.
Detainee Maher Boshia, from Askar refugee camp in Nablus, is suffering from a skin disease in his face but never received any specialized treatment. He was sent to the prison clinic several times, but his condition is deteriorating.
He was kidnapped on August, 2, 2006, and was sentenced to seven years. He fears that he is having issues with his kidneys as he notices blood in his urine. Prison doctors did not require him to do any tests for this issue and just told him that “he is fine”.
Detainee Riyadh Al Amour, from Tiqoua’ village near Bethlehem, was shot in the neck before he was kidnapped by the army and is suffering from a heart condition.
Prior to his arrest, local doctors had to implant artificial intestines after he was previously shot by the army in his abdomen area.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society demanded providing all sick detainees with the needed medical treatment and attention, and demanded immediate hospitalization, in specialized hospitals, for urgent cases.
The PPS said that there are more than 7400 Palestinian and Arab detainees currently imprisoned by Israel. The number is constantly changing due to ongoing arrests carried out by the army.
Head of the PPS, Qaddoura Fares, stated that there are more than 315 children and 34 women imprisoned by Israel. He added that the Israeli army kidnapped 2820 Palestinians in 2009.
