Ahrar: 42 violent raids on prisoners' cells took place during the holy month

27 أغسطس/آب 2012 الساعة . 11:45 ص   بتوقيت القدس

Ahrar center for prisoner studies and human rights said the Palestinian prisoners were exposed to more than 42 violent search raids on their cells during the holy month of Ramadan.

Director of the center Fouad Al-Khafsh said his center also documented other violations that happened during these raids as happened on 20 Ramadan in Gilboa prison when Israeli troops and jailers searched the cells arbitrarily for 13 hours and beat some prisoners.

Khafsh added that these assaults happened in all Israeli jails with a special focus on Remond and Gilboa prisons in which the Palestinian prisoners suffered different kinds of maltreatment during 21 raids on their cells.

The director of the center also affirmed that financial penalties were imposed on all prisoners whose cells were raided in Eshel jail during the reporting month.

He also said the jailers took many punitive measures against Palestinian prisoners who defended themselves during the raids, including depriving them of family visits.