Saturday, August 14, 2010

Tubas center appeals for medical intervention for detainee

TUBAS (Ma'an) -- The head of a Tubas prisoners society appealed for assistance in the case of a long-term prisoner, who is reported to lose consciousness several times a day, and suffers impaired vision.

Director of the detainees center Mahmoud Sawaftah said local resident Yehya Hafeth Daraghmeh has been serving a 22-year sentence at Gilboa prison in Israel, and said the for the past months he has suffered severe pain and has not received treatment.

The official accused Israel's prison administration of violating the rights of detainees, particularly those who are ill. He said treatment often amounts to medical neglect.