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Prisoners suffer health deterioration in Negev Nafha prisons

Monday 29-June-2015

RAMALLAH (PIC)– A number of Palestinian prisoners held in Nejev and Nafha prisons suffer health deterioration due to the Israeli deliberate medical negligence Palestinian official sources said Sunday.

The Palestinian authority for prisoners and ex-prisoners said that the detainee Majed Saadi 26 who is held administratively in Nafha jail since 2013 suffers from neurological problems and frequent fainting in addition to severe headache.

The 23-year-old prisoner Mohamed Haroub who is still held in Negev prison for over a year suffers from epileptic seizures. However he did not receive any medical care.

The prisoner Rami Khanfar who was arrested in 2005 and sentenced to 15 years suffers from severe foot wounds as he was shot and injured during his arrest. He also suffers from serious back pains and peptic ulcer without receiving any medical treatment.

The prisoner Ziad Silawi who was detained in 2003 and sentenced to 17 years suffers from difficult psychological problems and hysterical symptoms. He was not given any medication.

The prisoner Mohamed Sami Abd Rabo arrested in 2004 and sentenced to 16 years suffers frequent syncope as he was subjected two weeks ago to a brutal attack by Israeli jailers in Nafha prison.

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