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Wed 15 Mar 2023 10:03 pm - Jerusalem Time

A year since the isolation of the prisoner Ahmed Manasra, he is in difficult health conditions

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Prisoners' Club said that a full year has passed since the Israeli occupation prison administration isolated the prisoner Ahmed Manasra in solitary confinement cells, and throughout the year he faced compelling and difficult health and psychological conditions, which contributed to the aggravation of his condition, and he was transferred several Several times to the isolation wards in several prisons, the last of which was to the isolation of the "Ashkelon" prison, where he is today, and the occupation insists, despite his difficult health and psychological condition, to continue his detention and isolation.

And the club stated in a statement, that during this period, calls for the release of Ahmed, who has been detained since 2015, escalated, in addition to an international campaign launched regarding his case, and this was accompanied by a legal effort made by the legal staff related to his case, represented by lawyer Khaled Zabarga, in an attempt to exhaust the paths that he sought. It could save Ahmed and lead to his release. The most prominent decision issued by the occupation courts regarding his case was the decision of a specialized committee of the occupation judicial system to classify Ahmed's file as a "terrorism file".

This decision imposed an additional obstacle to the possibility of approaching the Early Release Committee (two-thirds of the term), or what is known as “Bashlish”, in order to try to release him. The classification" because it contradicts the "law", and this is a new attempt to make any breakthrough to allow his lawyer to go to the early release committee. As indicated by the club.

Ahmed is still facing a deterioration in his health and psychological condition, and despite the existence of clear medical reports about his condition, this was not enough for him to be in the arms of his family.

It is assumed that until the date of next November 7, there will be a response to the appeal submitted by the defense staff to the Supreme Court.

The Captive Club confirmed that Ahmed is one of a group of prisoners who suffer from difficult psychological conditions, and the prison administration continues to detain them in solitary confinement in force majeure conditions that have exacerbated their conditions, despite the attempts of their fellow prisoners and human rights institutions to end their isolation or find a way to release them. The occupation continues to arrest and detain them in solitary confinement cells under forceful and difficult conditions.

It is noteworthy that cases suffering from diseases and psychological problems are on the rise inside the occupation prisons, as a result of the abusive and repressive policies that the prisoners are subjected to, including the isolation policy, which is the most prominent and dangerous of these policies.

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A year since the isolation of the prisoner Ahmed Manasra, he is in difficult health conditions

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