RAMALLAH (PIC)– The Israeli military court in Ofer refused on Monday to release Sheikh Khader Adnan an Islamic Jihad leader who has been on hunger strike for 44 days.
Lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner’s association Mahmoud Al-Halabi who attended the hearing said that Adnan was in a very weak condition and was carried to court in a wheelchair.
Adnan was carried in an ambulance from the Ramle prison hospital to Ofer court he said adding that the court adjourned Adnan’s hearing to Wednesday.
The lawyer held the Israeli occupation authority responsible for consequences of Adnan’s very bad condition.
Tens of lawyers and human rights activists rallied in front of the Ofer court in solidarity with Adnan who has been on hunger strike from the first day of his detention.
A delegation of Hamas MPs took part in the rally and called for more Palestinian solidarity with the prisoners.
For its part the Islamic Jihad movement described the Israeli court ruling as an attempt to pressure and blackmail the detained leader into ending his strike.
It criticized Arab and international media for not according due attention to the hunger strike of Adnan and the fact that he was in a very bad health condition.
