The Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday decided to extend the administrative detention of a Palestinian prisoner with special needs only one day before his scheduled release.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli authorities decided to renew the detention of Mutaz Abido 38 for four months.
Abido’s health condition is worsening in Israeli jails due to a serious injury he has been suffering from since he was shot by the Israeli occupation forces during his arrest in 2011 it added.
The injury has caused severe damages to the intestines and nervous system as well as paralysis of the left leg and other problems in the right one. Abido in 2011 was sentenced to three years in prison which he spent at Ramla prison clinic.
The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that the Israeli authorities are holding Abido without charge or trial under harsh conditions. Abido has lost control of his limbs. He is denied treatment and only given painkillers.
Abido had spent nearly 8 years in Israeli jails. Re-arrested in February 2018 he is currently detained at Negev jail.
Israel is holding over 6000 Palestinians in its jails including 250 children 54 girls and women 8 MPs 27 journalists 450 administrative detainees and 750 sick prisoners 200 of whom are in need of urgent treatment.
