Ramallah – Ma’an – The lawyer of the Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Commission confirmed after her recent visit to Etzion Prison, which holds 115 prisoners from various regions of the West Bank, that the situation is getting worse and more complex day after day, as soldiers suppressed two of the prison’s 15 rooms, after… The prisoners protested against the food provided to them, which was full of dust and dirt because it fell from the soldiers to the ground. When the prisoners refused to eat the meal, the soldiers beat them severely.

The soldiers also began deliberately storming the rooms on Saturday and Wednesday of every week as a torture party for the prisoners, amidst screaming and insults, in addition to stripping them of all their clothes except their underwear under the pretext of inspection.

Based on the testimony of the prisoners, a number of them fainted more than once, due to malnutrition and lack of drinking water. The prisoners drink hot water full of impurities from the tap, and their
meals are cold, very few, and smell bad, which has led to the spread of digestive system diseases among them and weakened their immunity. Their weight decreased sharply.

The Commission’s lawyer conveyed details of the seriousness of the health condition of the prisoner Moatasem Amin Arman from the town of Ain Yabroud/Ramallah, who was initially arrested on 10/24/2023 for a period of 6 administrative months, and was re-arrested 12 days after his release, and he has now been sentenced to administrative imprisonment for a period of 6 months. .

The prisoner is sick and did not complete his treatment and examinations upon his release. During his first arrest, he was subjected to torture, as one of the soldiers put him in a pocket, blindfolded him, and tied him. Then he put something in his ear and reached his brain, according to the prisoner’s words, causing him severe, unbearable pain. He was also beaten. Forced on his ribcage, he was scheduled to undergo a CT scan of the brain and chest, but he was re-arrested
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In addition to the above, Arman suffers from liver disease, and currently suffers from severe headaches that lead to fainting. The last time he was given a sedative and an ambulance was brought to him without knowing the details of what happened to him.

In another context, according to the commission’s lawyer’s visit to Megiddo prison, it was observed that scabies and other skin diseases spread widely among the prisoners, due to the lack of showers and the absence of the minimum elements of personal hygiene, such as soap, shampoo, personal supplies, and limited clothing.

Source: Maan News Agency