Prisoners center: Medical neglect threatens lives of diabetic detainees

[ 10/11/2009 - 10:44 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The prisoners' center for studies has said that the lives of Palestinian sick detainees in Israeli occupation authority jails were in danger especially those with diabetes. The center in a statement on Tuesday quoted one of the detainees in Hadarim jail as saying that the Israeli prisons authority (IPA) completely ignores threats to the lives of sick detainees especially those suffering diabetes. He said that tens of prisoners suffer various diseases such as cancer, heart ailment, kidney failure, hypertension, rheumatism, ulcers, dental problems and weak eyesight among others. The detainee charged the IPA with procrastinating regarding medical check ups for those prisoners and allowing surgeries for those in need. The director of the center, Ra'fat Hamdona, called for saving the lives of those prisoners and for ending the policy of medical neglect that had already led to the death of tens of captives. Hamdona held the IPA responsible for lives of those prisoners and called for allowing doctors to visit them especially those suffering chronic diseases or in need of surgeries.