The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs publishes the details of health and detention conditions for both detainees Diya Dwaikat and Muneer Qasem

November 11, 2024

The Commission of Detainees’ Affairs publishes in a report issued today the details of health and detention conditions for both detainees Diya Dwaikat and Muneer Qasem held in Shatta prison

The lawyer of the commission recounted the testimony of detainee Diya Sameer Dwaikat from Nablus, stating “ masked army forces stormed my house in 1/8/2023 at the midnight, handcuffed and blindfolded me, and took me to Huwara detention center. They threw me amid the trees for one day without food or water and refused to let me go to the toilet. They took me the next morning to Rabin Medical Center to conduct medical examinations. Then, they transferred me to interrogation at Ofer prison for 4 hours and then to Megiddo prison “.
The lawyer confirmed that jailers prevented the detainee from communicating his lawyer and judge during prosecution, which takes place by video conference.

Dwaikat is sentenced to 6 months of administrative detention, and then his sentence was turned into a lawsuit without disclosing the reasons.
It is worth mentioning that Dwaikat suffers from bone cancer and had chemotherapy and biological therapy for 7 years, and he also has vision impairment and used to wear glasses, but his glasses were damaged and became unable to see clearly.

With regard to detainee Muneer Talal Qasem from Tulkarem, he was arrested from his house in 6/3/2024. The Israeli soldiers took him blindfolded to the housetop and started to beat him in a brutal manner for three hours until he started to bleed, and then they arrested him. The bleeding remained three days and he suffers from severe pain and unable to stand. He was interrogated for two months in Jalamah prison, and he states in this context: “the interrogation was exhausting on the physical and psychological level, as they tied me up to the back constantly during interrogation for a week, and then seated me on the polygraph. They transferred me to Jelboa prison after 32 days of interrogation, in which I was subjected to intense beating and held me in the cells of (Tora Bora) , the worst cells ever, where I remained five days on the ground without a mattress or toilet. On May 2024, they transferred me to Shatta prison “.

It is worth mentioning that detainee Qasem suffers from illnesses in the liver and gallbladder, and he need special treatment. However, he was deprived of medication after two weeks of his detention.
Muneer has court session in 19/11/2024. He is a former detainee who was released in 30/10/2015 , after spending 15 years in prison.