23 Palestinian Legislators, 3 Ministers, Still Imprisoned by Israeli Occupation Government, Ghufran Zamel Mistreated during Interrogation

"23 legislators, three ministers, still imprisoned by Israel"

Saturday September 12, 2009 02:02 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees reported Friday that after Israel previously released 10 legislators, including PLC head Dr. Aziz Al-Duwaik, the Israeli occupation is still holding captive 26 Palestinians legislators and three former ministers.

Israeli previously released 10 legislators, including legislator Fadel Hamdan, who was released just a few days ago.

Riyadh Al-Ashqar, head of the media department at the Ministry of Detainees under the dissolved government of Hamas in Gaza, stated that Israeli courts sentenced all detained legislators and ministers to different periods that range between 40 months and several life-terms.

One Legislator of Fat'h movement, Jamal Tirawi, is still imprisoned without prosecution as the Israeli courts delayed looking into his case 38 times.

Five legislators are imprisoned under administrative detention orders without any charges or trial.

Al-Ashqar also said that 22 of the detained legislators were sentenced to 40-50 months imprisonment, and four legislators were sentenced to high terms, including Marwan Barghouthi of Fateh who was sentenced five life-terms, and legislator Ahmed Sa'adat who was sentenced to 30 years.

Legislator Jamal Al Natsha was sentenced to 8.5 years and legislator Hassan Yousuf was sentenced to 5.5 years.

The Israeli occupation government is still holding captive three former ministers; former minister of detainees Wasfi Qabha, Minister of Education Nasser Al-Sha'er, and Minister of Local Government, Issa Al-Ja’abary.

Al-Ashqar said that kidnapping and imprisoned the ministers, legislators and elected officials is a direct violation to the International law, and slammed the idleness of the international community.

Detained Palestinian young women subjected to mistreatment rounds in IOG jail

[ 13/09/2009 - 12:13 PM ]

NABLUS, (PIC)--

Ghufran Zamel has been subjected to 12 days of continued violent interrogation in an Israeli occupation government (IOG) jail, the international Tadamun (solidarity) society for human rights said on Sunday.

The society's lawyer, who managed to meet her, said that Zamel was subjected to cruel torture as soon as she was arrested and was denied visitation.

He quoted Zamel as saying that interrogation rounds continued day and night without stop and that she was deprived of sleep for three days.

Interrogators employed various means during those rounds including threats, continued shouting, psychological pressures and others, the lawyer underlined.

Zamel, 27, was taken from her home in Al-Ain refugee camp in Nablus on 29/8/2009 and was held in the Israeli occupation forces Petah Tikva detention center without anyone allowed to see her until the Tadamun lawyer managed to visit her last Thursday, September 10, 2009.

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