M.G Qadri Abu Baker: We call on the Red Cross to intervene and save the life of detainee Walid Daqqa 26/3/2023

The head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs, Qadri Abu Baker, called on the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene immediately to save the life of the detainee Walid Daqqa, who is suffering from an intensive health condition. He has been transferred to Barzulai hospital few days ago. Abu Baker called on the International Committee of Red Cross to form of specialized medical staff to visit him in the hospital and treat him. Moreover, Abu Baker stated that Daqqa has spinal cord cancer, and recently he had severe pneumonia and acute kidney failure, and he is currently held in a private room due to his difficult health situation. The head of the Commission said that the Israeli authorities must hold full responsibility toward the life of the detainee Walid Daqqa, and called on legal organisations and international human rights organisations to save his life and release him, so he can has the appropriate medical care. It is worthy to mention that the detainee Walid Daqqa is from the lands occupied in 1948, and he enters today his 39th year in prison.