Monday, July 27, 2009

Detainee on Hunger Strike since six days

Thursday July 23, 2009 00:56 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian detainee, Riyadh Al Amour, has been on hunger strike since six days in protest to the bad living conditions, and frequent attacks carried out by Israeli soldiers guarding the prison.

Image by PPS
Image by PPS

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) stated that Al Amour was sentenced to one life term, and is suffering from several health conditions, including a heart disease as he previously underwent a heart surgery when the surgeons implanted a pacemaker.

The PPS added that the detainee needs frequent medical checkups, but the prison administration is denying him the right to proper medical attention.

It stated that there are more than 1000 detainees who need urgent medical attention and treatment but the Israeli Prison Authority is ignoring their basic, international guaranteed right to medical treatement.