The detainee Muneef Abu Atwan continues his hunger-strike in solidarity with his nephew Ghandfar and calls on human right organizations to save his life
The detainee Muneef Abu Atwan called on the international and local human rights organizations to force the Israeli authorities to release his nephew and save his life, who started his hunger-strike since 64 days protesting against his administrative detention. He also called on the Palestinian institutions to support Ghadanfar in his battle.
Muneef said to the lawyer of the commission during a visit at "Rimon" prison that he decided to inter a hunger strike in solidarity with his nephew last June, who is currently held at "Kaplan" hospital in a serious health condition.
He pointed out that the occupation authorities targeted his nephew on purpose after 40 days of his strike, where he was tortured and brutally attacked by the Israeli jailors. Besides, the Israeli prison's administration purposely ignored his health condition which led to the deterioration and relapse of his situation.
He also added that the decision of freezing the administrative detention issued against Ghadanfar is an attempt to end his strike without attaining his demand to suspend the arbitrary administrative detention. Moreover, he pointed out the freezing decision means firstly: that the prisons' administration and the Israeli "intelligence device" are not responsible for his nephew's fate, and secondly: turning him to an unofficial detainee in the hospital, where he will stay under the supervision of hospital's security instead of the jailors' supervision.
It is worthy to note that the detainee Abu Antwan, 50, is from Durah/ Hebron, detained since 2002 and sentenced to (5) life imprisonment in addition to (40) years. He is married and a father of two daughters.