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   *LAW VISITS PRISONERS IN ISRAELI PRISON AND DETENTION CENTER*

    7 March 1998

  Following a recent visit by LAW to Meggido prison and Ariel deten-
  tion center, LAW expresses grave concern at the conditions in which
  these prisoners are held. Around 550 civilians are administratively
  detained in Meggido prison, meaning they are detained without charge
  or trial and on the basis of secret evidence.  The number of detai-
  nees fluctuates depending on transfers. LAW spoke with 13 Palestin-
  ian detainees about the situation inside the prisons.

  The health situation:
  ---------------------

  Political prisoners at Meggido prison complained about the lack of
  medical services and the deliberate delay in offering medical treat-
  ment, particularly in urgent cases.
  One such case is the case of Maher Hanani from the village of Beit
  Furiq. Hanani needs urgent treatment following a 62-day interroga-
  tion, during which he was tortured. Hanani's case was raised during
  a meeting of the detainees with LAW.
  Hassan Miri' also needs an urgent operation to remove kidney stones.
  Miri' has not yet been transferred to hospital.
  Detainee Jihad Miri' needs an operation on his digestive system. No
  response has followed his request.
  A'kef Sha'lan suffers severe pains in his legs and has requested
  but not received urgent medical treatment.

  Restriction on family visits:
  ------------------------------

  The lawyers were also informed that Israeli authorities in Meggido
  prison have banned regular family visits. Instead of visits every
  two weeks, they allow one visit every 4 months under the pretext
  that families do not have the required permits for such visits,
  although Israeli authorities issue such permits. For those family
  members who make it to the prison, prison guards conduct degrading
  and insulting body searches. The length of the visits is only about
  10 minutes.

  Extension of administrative detention:
  --------------------------------------

  Lawyers were informed that the Israeli authorities have extended
  the administrative detention of the following prisoners:
  1. Shaher Ahmad - detained for 5 months, 4 month extension
  2. Mazen Anatshe - detained for 6 months, 3 month extension
  3. Mohammad Al Kawasmi - detained for 6 months, 6 month extension
  4. Jihad Shihade - detained for 4 months, 3 month extension
  5. Zakaria Al Ja'bari - detained for 4 months, 4 month extension
  6. Ibrahim Al Hadayeb - detained for 4 months, 6 month extension
  7. Abdil Quader Idris - detained for 28 months, 6 month extension

  The detainees condemned their extensions, which have occurred with-
  out legal evidence or trial. They called themselves 'political
  hostages', as they were originally arbitrarily arrested and remain
  in detention without charge or trial.

  Long sentences issued by the Beit El Military Court:
  ----------------------------------------------------

  Prisoners charged with a crime complained that the sentences issued
  by Beit El Military court are significantly harsher than comparable
  military courts, and they contradict usual court rulings. Prisoners
  sentenced in this court have complained that the judge is an illegal
  Jewish settler and racist.

  Ariel Detention Center:
  -----------------------

  Detainees at this center, where detainees are held pending trial,
  complained about overcrowding in rooms that are poorly ventilated
  and dark. Prison officials have banned outdoor breaks, and prisoners
  say that the food is poor and of bad quality. Currently thirty to
  forty prisoners are held in this detention center. Eight detainees
  are incarcerated in rooms of 2.5 by 3.5 meters. The guards insult
  and mistreat prisoners.

  Detention rooms at the military court of Doutan:
  -------------------------------------------------

  Around 25 prisoners are kept in a room of 2.5 by 2.5 meters. They
  spend long hours waiting for their turn in court.

  Prisoners represented by LAW:
  -----------------------------

  1. Ahmad Khatatba: Charged with possession of weapons and member-
     ship in an illegal organization (The Democratic Front). He was
     sentenced for 5 months.
  2. Omar Nasasra: Charged with membership in an illegal organization
     (The Democratic Front), and is accused of having a connection
     with the murder of an Israeli intelligence agent. He was sen-
     tenced to 15 months.

  LAW condemns the on-going Israeli practice of administrative deten-
  tion, the practice of incarcerating civilians without charge or
  trial.  According to international law, administrative detention may
  only be used for short periods, and those incarcerated are entitled
  to work, study and otherwise carry on normal activity.  Palestinian
  administrative detainees in Israeli prisons are incarcerated in poor
  conditions, over-crowded cells, without access to the outside world
  including family visits, and are subjected to long interrogation
  periods which includes the use of torture. In addition, LAW also
  demands humane treatment of Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli
  prisons inside Israel in contravention of international law, which
  requires that Palestinian prisoners be incarcerated in prisons in
  the Occupied Territories.  LAW demands the intervention of all local
  and international organization to bring a halt to the suffering of
  these prisoners and administrative detainees, and for the uncondi-
  tional release of all administrative detainees.
  ____________________________________________
  LAW - The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights
  and the Environment is a non-governmental organization, dedicated
  to preserving human rights through legal advocacy.  LAW is also an
  affiliate member of the Paris-based International Federation for
  Human Rights.
  LAW - the Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights
  and the Environment
  PO Box 20873
  Jerusalem, via Israel
  Tel: (972) (2) 5812364/5824559
  Fax: (972) (2) 5811072
  email: lawe@netvision.net
  web site: http://www.birzeit.edu/lawe