Deliberate medical ignorance against the injured detainees Marzouq and Abahrah

 

 

The Commission Of Detainees' Affairs stated in a report issued today, that the administration of prisons carefully considered violating the medical rights of sick detainees by ignoring their health conditions and procrastinating in providing the appropriate treatment and medical care, which aggravates diseases in their bodies.

 

The Commission illustrated that the detainee Natheer Marzouq , 21, from Obwain/ Ramallah suffers from pain in his intestines, where he had a surgery before 8 months. He was not transferred to any hospital to complete his treatment, where the administration of prisons gives him painkillers.

 

With regard to the detainee Raja Othman Abahrah,29, from Yamoun/ Jenin, the Commission confirmed on the necessity to deal with his case seriously as not to fall into a relapse , after he had a surgery at Rombam hospital due to an injury.

 

The Commission stated that the administration of prisons must hold full responsibility on pursuing the policy of medical ignorance against Palestinian detainees, and called upon international human rights organisations and the Red Cross to fulfil their commitments toward the cause of Palestinian detainees.