GAZA (PIC)– Palestinian Islamic and national forces called Sunday on PA ministry for prisoners’ affairs to form an international committee to investigate the death of Yasser Hamduna in Israeli custody.
In a press conference held Sunday in Gaza City Palestinian national and Islamic forces held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for Hamduna’s death as he was subjected to a deliberate and systematic medical negligence.
Bahaa al-Madhoun undersecretary of the ministry of prisoner’ affairs in Gaza Strip held the occupation authorities responsible for all Palestinian prisoners’ lives.
Hamduna’s death “showcased the Israeli occupation’s slow death policy against Palestinian prisoners” he said.
A human rights report has earlier revealed that the number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails had increased to 1800. Some 120 of whom suffer very difficult heath conditions.
Al-Madhoun held international human rights institutions topped by the Red Cross responsible for their continued silence towards the Israeli systematic crimes against Palestinian prisoners.
He also called on the Palestinian Authority to assume its real role towards the prisoners’ issue and to raise their suffering at international forums.
For his part the leader in Fatah movement Nashat Wahidi called on the Palestinian people to make the prisoners’ issue on their top priorities calling for investigating the circumstances of Hamduna’s death.
He also called for activating resistance against Israeli occupation’s crimes.
Palestinian prisoner Yasser Hamduna was proclaimed dead on Sunday morning in an Israeli jail where he was serving a life prison term.
Hamduna had suffered several heart problems since his detention in June 2003 when he was physically assaulted by soldiers from the Nahshon Battalion.
Despite his poor health condition he was not provided with appropriate medical care in the infirmary of the Ramla prison compound where he was taken several times.
With his death the number of Palestinians who died in Israeli jails rose to 208 prisoners. Eight others also died shortly following their release.
