[Ppnews] Palestinian PP Sa'adat receives further punishment
Political Prisoner News
ppnews at freedomarchives.org
Mon Jun 22 10:33:20 EDT 2009
Sa'adat receives further punishment from the occupation as solidarity
continues around the world
<http://www.freeahmadsaadat.org/>http://www.freeahmadsaadat.org/
Ahmad Sa'adat's steadfastness has inspired solidarity and action from
thousands across Palestine, throughout the Arab world, and
internationally. His nine-day hunger strike has drawn attention to
the brutal, illegitimate practices of the Israeli prison authorities,
and the urgent situation of the over 11,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Sa'adat, the imprisoned General Secretary of the Popular Front for
the Liberation of Palestine, was forcibly kidnapped in 2006 by the
Israeli military from a Palestinian Authority prison where he had
been held since 2002 under PA, British and U.S. guard, and has become
a symbol of resistance. Throughout his seven years of imprisonment,
he has refused entirely to recognize the legitimacy of Israeli
military courts used against Palestinian prisoners.
A new set of punishments have been issued against Sa'adat following
his nine-day hunger strike against the occupation's denial of
prisoners rights, won through long struggle, and the policy of
solitary confinement.
As an example of some of the solidarity actions with Sa'adat around
the world, please see:
June 18, 2009 - Statement in solidarity with Ahmad Sa'adat from Irish
Republican Socialist Movement
(<http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june18irscna.html>http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june18irscna.html)
June 17, 2009 - Protests across Palestine and the Arab world in
solidarity with Sa'adat
(<http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june1709.html>http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june1709.html)
June 17, 2009 - Solidarity statement from Internationalt Forum -
Denmark
(<http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june17ifd.html>http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june17ifd.html)
June 16, 2009 - Solidarity statement from Palestinian Federation of
Chile
(<http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june16pfc.html>http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june16pfc.html)
June 12, 2009 - Statement in solidarity from Communist Organization
of Greece (KOE)
(<http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june12koe.html>http://freeahmadsaadat.org/june12koe.html)
The Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights sent an attorney to visit with
Sa'adat on June 15, 2009, who reported that the administration of
Asqelan prison held a hearing following the hunger strike, which
Sa'adat refused to attend, according to his principled position of
rejecting all of the mock justice of the Israeli military courts.
The hearing resulted in a severe set of sanctions directed at
Sa'adat, extending his denial of family visits, denial of visits to
the prison cateen, and a 200 shekel fine, as well as a week extension
of solitary confinement. These punishments come in addition to an
earlier set of draconian sanctions directed at Sa'adat as a result of
his leadership in the prisoners' movement.
On May 7, 2009, the occupation forces issued a series of punishments
against Sa'adat, including denying him messages from his family for a
month, prevention of family visits until September 5, 2009, the
extension of his solitary confinement until June 28, 2009 and the
removal of all electrical appliances, newspapers and magazines.
The Al-Mezan center condemned the policy of isolation and solitary
confinement, noting that this practice violates international
standards and is classified as a form of torture, cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment. The center called for the international
community to work to the utmost to gain immediate protection for the
rights of Palestinian prisoners, won through long struggle, and for
the release of all Palestinian prisoners from the jails of the occupation.
Khalida Jarrar, member of the Political Bureau of the PFLP and chair
of the Palestinian Legislative Council Prisoners' Committee spoke on
Sunday, June 14, 2009, summing up Sa'adat's nine-day hunger strike
and detailing the methods of isolation used by the occupier, noting
that there are 30 prisoners held in solitary confinement and that
these men are held in single cells 23 out of 24 hours in the day. She
noted that Sa'adat has been held in isolation since his transfer by
the occupation authorities from Hadarim to Asqelan prison several
months ago, and that his family has been barred from visiting him.
Abla Sa'adat, Ahmad Sa'adat's wife, spoke about how she has not been
able to visit her husband for three months and that her children have
been barred from visiting him for the past three years. She demanded
that human rights institutions act upon the issue of solitary
confinement and isolation.
The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat stresses upon the urgent need for
continuing solidarity with Sa'adat and all Palestinian prisoners, and
the need to struggle for their freedom. Please send your statements
of solidarity to
<mailto:info at freeahmadsaadat.org>info at freeahmadsaadat.org and
continue to contact Israeli embassies in your country and express your outrage!
Take action in your country or city. Contact your local Israeli embassy:
<http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/Diplomatic+missions/Web+Sites+of+Israeli+Missions+Abroad.htm>http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/Diplomatic+missions/Web+Sites+of+Israeli+Missions+Abroad.htm
and express your outrage at this policy of isolation.
Also, contact the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as
this body is responsible for monitoring and visiting Palestinian
prisoners. Call upon the ICRC to end its silence about Palestinian
prisoners and to take action to defend their rights. Contact the
Jerusalem office of the ICRC at
<mailto:jerusalem.jer at icrc.org>jerusalem.jer at icrc.org.
The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat
June 19, 2009
<http://www.freeahmadsaadat.org/>http://www.freeahmadsaadat.org/
<mailto:info at freeahmadsaadat.org>info at freeahmadsaadat.org
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