WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Asra Media Office has affirmed that Palestinian prisoner Abdullah al-Barghouthi is facing systematic attempts to kill him in Israel’s Gilboa jail and his health condition has reached a life-threatening stage.
In a statement on Tuesday, Asra Media said it received information confirming that Barghouthi had been exposed to repeated brutal physical attacks that left injuries all over his body, including blue bruises on his skin, blood clots in head, swellings in his eyes and fractures in his ribs.
Asra Media explained that members of a prisoner suppression unit led by an officer called Amir repeatedly assaulted Barghouthi in his cell, resulting in his loss of about half a liter of blood from his body during each attack.
“Every time they finished beating him, they brought in dogs to maul his blood-soaked body, reportedly on the commanding officer’s orders to ‘let the dogs have fun with him,’” Asra Media added.
Members of the unit also poured hot dishwashing liquid on Barghouthi’s body following each torture session he went through to increase his pains, according to Asra Media.
“You were once a leader, but today you are nothing. You must die,” the officer once told Barghouthi.
As a result of his exposure to such excruciating torture, Barghouthi repeatedly loses consciousness. He is also unable to sleep normally as his suffering from severe pains forces him to try to sleep while sitting on the ground with his head bent forward.
Additionally, he soaks bread in water and then drinks it as he cannot chew. He has also not been able to bathe for 12 days, according to the information received by Asra Media.
Asra Media appealed to international human rights organizations, especially the Red Cross, to urgently visit Barghouthi and report his health condition.
