[Ppnews] Palestinian Detainee Dies In Israeli Prison

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  Lawyer: "Prior To His Death, Detainee Complained Of Pain Due To
  Ongoing Interrogation"

author Sunday February 24, 2013 01:54author by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & 
Agencies
http://www.imemc.org/article/65105


Attorney Kamil Sabbagh, who represented detainee Arafat Jaradat, who 
died Saturday at an Israeli interrogation facility, stated that Jaradat 
complained to him of sharp pain due to ongoing and extensive interrogation.

The lawyer said that he represented Jaradat during a court session that 
was held Thursday February 21.

The court session was the first time the detainee was able to see a 
lawyer since the army kidnapped him more than 12 days ago. The hearing 
was held at the Al-Jalama detention and interrogation center.

Sabbagh said that Jaradat complained of sharp pain in the back, and 
several other parts of his body. Jaradat told his lawyer that he was 
interrogated for several hours, every day, and repeatedly complained of 
sharp pain but was never seen by a physician.

The lawyer said that, during the court hearing, he told the military 
judge about the complaints made by Jaradat, and that the judge 
instructed the prison administration to grant him the needed medical 
attention, but the request was apparently ignored.

During the court hearing, the judge ordered Jaradat under interrogation 
for additional 12 days.
Following the death of Jaradat on Saturday, several Israeli media 
agencies claimed that the detainee suffered a heart attack that led to 
his health.

Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe', held Israel responsible 
for the death of Jaradat, and said that the detainee died only six days 
after the army kidnapped him on February 18.

Qaraqe' demanded forming an international committee to investigate the 
death of Jaradat, and held Israel responsible for the lives of 
Palestinian detainees on hunger strike demanding an end to their illegal 
detention.

Hundreds of Palestinians held a protest in front of the home of Jaradat 
and chanted slogans against the Israeli occupation, Israel's ongoing 
violations and attacks, and chanted for more solidarity with all 
Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel.

Protests have also been reported in different parts of the occupied 
territories.
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  Palestinian Detainee Dies In Israeli Prison

author Saturday February 23, 2013 19:05author by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

http://www.imemc.org/article/65103

Saturday February 23, 2013; Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Issa 
Qaraqe', stated that a Palestinian detainee held under interrogation at 
an Israeli detention and interrogation facility, died Saturday after 
being tortured and subjected to harsh conditions.

The detainee has been identified as, Arafat Shahin Jaradat, 33, from 
Sa'ir town, near Hebron city in the southern part of the occupied West 
Bank.

Qaraqe' stated that a lawyer working for the Ministry Of Detainees 
visited Jaradat two days ago, and Jaradat complained that he was subject 
to torture and very harsh detention conditions leading to several health 
complications.

Jaradat was then moved to the Majiddo Israeli prison where he was 
interrogated again and subject to the same torture and abuse. Some 
Israeli sources claimed that the detainee suffered a heart attack and 
died instantly.

Qaraqe' held Israel responsible for the death of Jaradat, and called on 
human rights groups to intervene and act on revealing all incidents that 
led to Jaradat's death.

Jaradat was taken prison a week ago, and was subject to harsh 
interrogation and torture since then, the Palestinian Prisoners Society 
(PPS) reported.

Jaradat is married and a father of two children. Palestinian detainees 
held by Israel sad that they will hold a hunger strike Sunday in protest 
to the death of Jaradat and the ongoing Israeli violations against the 
detainees.

On January 21, the PPS reported that a former Palestinian political 
prisoner from Hebron, died at a hospital in Jerusalem after falling into 
a coma 50 days ago due to a serious health condition resulting from his 
imprisonment by Israel, and the lack of medical treated while in prison.

The PPS said that Ashraf Abu Thra', 27, from Beit Awwa village, west of 
the southern West Bank city of Jenin, was hospitalized at the Augusta 
Victoria hospital in Jerusalem where he fell into a 50-day coma until 
his death.

79 detainees have died in prison since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa 
Intifada (In late September 2000) due to torture, medical neglect, 
excessive use of force by the soldiers and interrogators, in addition to 
several detainees who were executed by the arresting officers, former 
Political Prisoner, Palestinian Researcher, former political prisoner, 
Abdul-Nasser Farawna said.

More than 202 detainees died or were killed in Israeli prisons since 
1967; dozens of detainees also died after they were released due to 
diseases they encountered in prison or due to complications resulting 
from extreme torture and bad conditions in prisons.

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