The Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and Liberated Prisoners revealed today, Wednesday, that the detainees in "Ramon" prison are suffering from a daily war of starvation and humiliation practiced against them by the prison administration on a daily basis, in addition to the bitter cold that is ravaging their emaciated bodies.

The Commission’s lawyer reported, after visiting a number of the prison’s detainees, that the detainee Hatem Yasser Muhammad al-Jiyusi (53 years old), Section 18 Nafha, from Tulkarm, who is serving a life sentence + 55 years, was arrested on 2/21/2003, suffers from a blocked artery, and takes medication and a blood thinner.

The lawyer added that the detainee Al-Jiyousi was brought for the visit after being led in a humiliating manner for a distance of approximately 450 meters, and then he was placed in the waiting rooms for a long period while his hands and feet were tied and his eyes were blindfolded, which caused him exhaustion, fatigue and fear, and on some occasions he suffered physical injuries as a result of falling.

Regarding the situation of the section where the detainee Al-Jiyusi is being held, the Commission’s lawyer said that the detainees in the section do not have any supplies, and all their belongings have been confiscated. The detainee inside the section only has the clothes he is wearing, and all electrical appliances have been confiscated from inside the sections. He added that the detainees are cut off from the outside world and do not know anything about what happened during the previous period.

He pointed out that the administration of "Ramon" prison deliberately treats the detainees in a very bad way, with punishments, insults, assaults and continuous searches that cause anxiety, confusion and fear among them. The prison guards also confiscated the "canteen" and all its contents, and the prison administration did not leave the detainees with any necessities of life.

Regarding food, the Authority’s lawyer stated that the prison administration is adopting a starvation policy, as food is prepared in a way that causes health damage to detainees, in small quantities and of poor quality, and does not meet the needs of any detainee, as most detainees have lost a significant amount of weight, ranging between 20 and 30 kilograms.

He added that the detainees are deprived of sugar and salt, and most of them have lost consciousness due to low blood sugar. Food is also prepared without salt, and detainees are not allowed to drink tea or coffee. He pointed out that about 7 detainees are sleeping on the floor due to the lack of mattresses and blankets in the "Raymond" prison, and that the cold is ravaging their emaciated bodies.

The Authority’s lawyer indicated that he visited the detainee Muhammad Mahmoud Basyouni (36 years old) from Nablus, who was arrested on 8/10/2023, and has been suffering from a difficult psychological condition for 14 years. He was visiting the psychiatric clinic and receiving psychiatric medications on a regular basis.

Detainee Bassiouni said that detainees are subjected to extremely poor treatment, as they are forced to kneel with their faces towards the wall during each count or search, in addition to shouting, insults, humiliations and spreading terror among them.