[Pnews] Ailing Palestinian Child Detainee in Deteriorating Condition, Denied Treatment, Family Visits

[Prisoner News]

  Ailing Child Detainee in Deteriorating Condition, Denied Treatment,
  Family Visits

author Thursday February 12, 2015 10:25author by Saed Bannoura - 
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    The Ahrar Center for Human Rights has reported that an ailing child
    detainee, held by Israel since his kidnapping on December 24, 2014,
    in occupied Jerusalem, is facing seriously deteriorating health
    conditions, including anemia.

Ahrar said that Khaled Husam Mahmoud Sheikh, 15 years of age, is from 
Beit ‘Anan town, in occupied Jerusalem, and that the army is accusing 
him of throwing stones at the soldiers, and burning tires.

His father told Ahrar that his son suffers from a number of health 
conditions, including anemia, as his current hemoglobin blood cell count 
is low, and added that the family was deeply concerned about their 
child, especially since Israel is not providing him with the urgently 
needed medical attention.

Ahrar stated that Khaled was walking near the Israeli Annexation Wall, 
close to his family home, on December 25 of last year, when he was 
kidnapped by the Israeli military.

Khaled is currently held at the ‘Ofer Israeli prison, near the central 
West Bank city of Ramallah, facing very difficult conditions.

Israeli military courts already held three hearings to look into his 
cases, and the charges he is facing, while his family has never been 
allowed to visit him, hug him, or even talk to him while either in 
detention or at court.

Whenever he was brought to court, the soldiers brought him handcuffed 
and shackled despite his young age, and his bad health condition.

On Wednesday, February 11, his family said a court hearing, to look into 
the case of their child, has been scheduled to February 25.

Head of the Ahrar Center for Detainees’ Studies and Human Rights Fuad 
al-Khuffash said Israel is currently holding captive nearly 300 
children; the youngest of them is Malak al-Khatib, who was kidnapped by 
the army 38 days ago.

Malak is currently held in the Ha-Sharon Israeli prison, after an 
Israeli court sentenced her to two months imprisonment, and a 6000 
Shekel fine. http://www.imemc.org/article/70324

Al-Khuffash called on international human rights groups to act to ensure 
the release of all children held by Israel, and denied their very basic 
rights, and warned that international idleness towards the escalating 
Israeli violations would just lead to further crimes and abuse.

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