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First wave of civilian Palestinian prisoners released. |
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by Sascha (by way of Jerusalem IMC)
Email: meinrath (nospam) ucimc.org (unverified!) |
03 Apr 2002
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Said one guard, "You know the difference between me and you? I'm a human. Go open them with your hands." -- Eye-witness account of Palestinian civilian prisoner treatment by Israeli soldiers. |
originally posted at:
http://jerusalem.indymedia.org/news/2002/04/3751.php
16:45 3/4/2002
I just got off the phone with my brother-in-law after he was released from Israeli detention camp in Ramallah. He still is not home. This is what he said:
- Taken at 10:30am Fri after being told to exit his home. They were gathered at local school ground that Israeli army is using as military post.
- At around 11:30am Fri they were put in buses and taken on the Pesgot settlement by-pass road, via French Hill in Jerusalem to the Israeli military camp on the West side of Ramallah (Betouna).
- They were dropped off in a dried up human sewage hole adjacent to the miliary base. They remained their until the next morning in the outdoors with absolutely no shelter, food, etc. It was and still is very rainy and cold here.
- At around 11am Sat they were taken into the military base 10 at a time to be interviewed and pictured. Each were pictured (as they do in the movies) with their ID # on a carton under their chin.
- They were then distributed to 3 sections each with 2 tents. He estimates that there are over 700 Palestinians being held. As the number of prisoners increased they added a tent to each section.
- every 5 prisoners were given 3 80 x 180cm sponges to sleep on the second night. With the rain these become soaked.
- Tents were dirty, leaking, and a mess. He said I would have preferred to stay outside.
- On the second night each five prisoners were given a wooden pallet to put under the now soaked sponges.
- He says that people have not slept for days.
- Each tent was given one meal for 130-160 people which comprised of: 6 tomatoes, 15 apples, 15 cucumbers, bread (which he said was leftover from Passover), and uncooked frozen chicken snekzles. This was distributed to 150-160 people! As the prisoners complained they started to bring two meals per day of the same.
- When the Israelis decided to release the Palestinian prisoners, 66 names were called. This was Tue night 11pm. They took two sets of 13 from the 66 and put them in a bus and sent them off. The rest returned handcuffed to the open dried up sewer pit, not knowing their status at the time.
- Every section had access for 3 outdoor toilet units, like the ones used at construction sites. This was to be used by around 150 people.
- He says these toilites were a total mess when they arrive, overflowing and really bad site.
- The prisoners requested to speak to a commander in charge to request a pipe or something to open the drains and when he came hours later he said the flowing and I quote:
"You know the difference between me and you? I'm a human. Go open them with your hands."
- After staying outdoors all last night, handcuffed, they were blindfolded and loaded in buses at 11am today, wed morning, and dropped off at the Kalandia checkpoint, a closed military zone.
- Mohammad asked the soldier at the bus that his personal items were not returned (mobile, wallet, etc and most importantly his ID card (which if not on a person when stopped by an Israeli patrol means immediate going back to an Israeli jail).
- The soldier told him his question was a good one but he had not idea and Mohammad should go home.
- The 40 or so that were let off this bus had no where to go, they ran into the Kalandia refugee camp. We are trying to get the Red Cross and UNRWA to send them a bus to get home.
These are the first accounts of what is happening!!!!!!!!!!! Someone tell BUSH! |
See also:
http://jerusalem.indymedia.org/news/2002/04/3751.php
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