#Urgent #action needed: #Palestinian #Political #Prisoners denied proper #medical #care in #Israeli #jails: #prisoners_dying inside Israeli jails Link: ufreeonline.net/index.php/site/index/news/528/3… The #Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs #Committee’s lawyers said on Thursday that Palestinian political prisoners and detainees inside Israeli jails are denied the proper medical care guaranteed by #International #law which led the deterioration of their overall #health. The Committee’s lawyer Kareem Ajwa said that prisoner Mohammad #Brash in #Ashkelon Israeli #jail, who is sentenced for life, is in need to be admitted to a hospital, as he started to fall into comas, especially after being diagnosed with Tachycardia, Hypertension and diabetes. Brash, had his leg amputated and is now bleeding, which resulted in a severe infection in addition to a difficulty in vision and hearing. The committee said he is in desperate need of a new prosthesis to replace his old one, and needs a Corneal Transplantation in his left eye. The lawyer added, that Brash needed a new prosthesis and paid 25% of its cost, but the prison administration informed him that they will not be replacing it; only a part of it will be renewed, leaving him with the same dysfunctional old device. The Committee’s lawyer Hanan Khateeb, also said that the sick prisoners, particularly those disabled and held in Al-Ramla hospital are suffering from constantly deteriorating health conditions and are in serious conditions. Khateeb said that the handicapped prisoner Nahed Al-Aqr’ also has an amputated leg that is bleeding. She explained that his leg was amputated twice because of infections. Meanwhile the prisoners of Eshel prison in Beersheba accused the Israeli Prison Service and the doctors in charge of them of attempting to kill the sick prisoner Rabe’ Sbeah. Sbeah suffers from a chronic heart disease and has a difficulty in breathing as he was diagnosed with Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the cardiac muscle, and Heart Valve Disease, which was developed after being given the wrong medication by the prison’s nurse. Medical negligence is considered a major reason for the death of tens of Palestinians locked behind Israeli bars. Israeli Occupation Forces continue to neglect about 2,000 prisoners with health problems, including 160 diagnosed with chronic diseases, said the committee.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:31:16 +0000