Date: 29 / 04 / 2009 Time: 12:54 | |
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Barghouthi will have completed more than 31 years in Israeli custody by May, said Abd An-Nasser Farawna, a Palestinian specialist in prisoners affairs. On Friday, Barghouthi will break the Guinness World Record, which is currently held by Sa'id Al-Ataba, a Palestinian who was also in Israeli custody.
According to Farawna, Barghouthi was detained on 4 April 1978. He became the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner after his fellow prisoner, Sa’id Al-Ataba, was released on 25 August 2008 after efforts made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Al-Ataba spent 31 years and 26 days in Israeli custody.
Barghouthi was born in 1957 in Ramallah in the central West Bank. He was detained on 4 April 1978 at the age of 21, and an Israeli military court later sentenced him to life imprisonment. He has already been in prison ten years longer than he was free.
Farwana: Barghouthi to enter Guinness book of records as oldest serving prisoner |
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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Nael Al-Barghouthi, who has been held in Israeli occupation jails for more than 31 years, is to be registered in the Guinness book of records as the oldest serving prisoner, Abdul Nasser Farwana, the researcher in Palestinian prisoners' affairs, said. He added in a press statement on Wednesday that Barghouthi, who was arrested on 4/4/1978, had replaced Saeed Al-Ataba, who was released in August last year after spending 31 years and 26 days in captivity. Barghouthi, a bachelor from Ramallah, was born in 1957 and was 21 when he was arrested. An Israeli military court sentenced him to prison for life and on Friday 1/5/2009 he would exceed the record set by Ataba. |
