Leftist leader entering his sixth month of solitary confinement in Israeli prison

10.10.09 - 10:14
Ramallah / PNN – Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmed Sa’adat is entering his sixth month in solitary confinement.
The campaign in solidarity with the leftist leader is calling for a day of action against what is being referred to as restriction and deprivation.
Events and activities are planned to take place simultaneously both locally and abroad on the twenty-second of the month, the date that will mark a full six months of solitary confinement in Israeli prison.
Israeli forces stormed the Palestinian Authority jail in Jericho in 2005 where Sa’adat was being held. After kidnapping the PFLP leader and several colleagues, Israeli forces have held him ever since.
A call has been issued to Palestinian embassies and diplomatic missions working in the West Bank and beyond to raise the issue of the conditions of the continued detention of Sa’adat.
The solidarity campaign is also inviting the Legislative Council and the National Council to send letters to legislative bodies worldwide asking that pressure be put on the Israelis.
A press conference is planned for 20 October, two days before the international day of action.