RAMALLAH (PIC)– Palestinian Prisoners Society revealed on Monday that six Gazan prisoners who are held in the Israeli jail of Nafha suffer from worsened health conditions due to the Israeli policy of medical neglect against captives.
The society’s lawyer who visited detainees in Nafha pointed out that captive Raef al-Farra 40 from Khan Younis has been complaining of migraine for seven years and receiving only painkillers. He has been detained since 2004 and sentenced to life imprisonment for six times in addition to twenty five years the lawyer added.
The lawyer also said that captive Usama Abu al-Asal 40 from Khan Younis has been suffering from high cholesterol and artery blockage for eight years. He is sentenced to twenty two years and has been arrested since 2003.
A third Gazan detainee Abed Abdelmouti 52 from Jabalya is suffering health problems in the glands teeth neck ache and hernia. He has been demanding treatment for years but his appeals were in vein. He has been detained since 2002 and sentenced to twenty years.
The society also revealed that captive Ibrahim al-Bitar 34 complains of Krone’s disease which he caught in jail a few months later of his arrest. He also suffers from anemia vision loss in one eye and osteoporosis. He is sentenced to seventeen years and has been arrested since 2003.
Khaled Abu Amsheh 52 from Beit Hanoun also suffers from weak heart muscle and breathing problems in addition to chronic joint infections. He also complains of severe vision weakness and teeth problems. Amsheh has been detained since 2006 and sentenced to 6 life imprisonment terms in addition to 60 years.
Alaa Salah 41 from Jabalya complains of acute headache and problems in the liver kidney and teeth. He does not receive any treatment and has not been allowed to undergo medical examinations despite his condition. Salah has been in jail since 2004 and sentenced to life imprisonment for four times in addition to sixteen years.
