----- Original Message ----- From: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights To: pchr_e Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:47 PM Subject: [PCHR_e] PCHR calls for investigation into the circumstances of Palestinian detainee's death in Megiddo Prison in Israel
PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
PRESS RELEASE
Ref: 21/2013
Date: 24 February 2013
Time: 11:00 GMT
PCHR calls for investigation into the circumstances of Palestinian detainee's
death in Megiddo Prison in Israel
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) calls for an immediate and
independent investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Palestinian
detainee in Megiddo Prison in Israel following 4 days of detention. PCHR has
serious concerns that the detainee may have been subjected to physical and
psychological torture while he was being interrogated inside the prison.
Arafaf Shalish Shaheen Jaradat, 30, from Sa'ir village northeast of Hebron in
the southern West Bank, died in Megiddo Prison on Saturday, 23 February 2013.
Sources from the Israeli Prison Service claim that medical crews rushed to the
prison and attempted to save Jaradat's life, but that he died due to an
apparent heart attack. They further stated that the victim was not on hunger
strike at the time of his death.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, Jaradat was arrested from his
family home in Sa'ir village at approximately 04:00 on Tuesday, 19 February
2013. Later that day, his family was informed by the Palestinian Prisoners'
Club that Jaradat had been transferred to al-Jalama Detention Centre for
interrogation. On Friday, 22 February 2013, he was transferred to Megiddo
Prison, where he died the following day.
According to the family, they witnessed Jaradat being beaten heavily by
Israeli soldiers during his arrest. The family reports that Israeli soldiers
prevented him from changing his clothes and ordered him to say goodbye to his
wife and children. The family emphasised the fact that Jaradat was in a good
health and had never complained of any disease. Following Jaradat's death,
Israeli authorities announced that they had transferred his body to the
forensic institute in Tel Aviv for autopsy and that they would allow a
representative of the Palestinian National Authority, his family, and his
lawyer to be present during the autopsy.
Jaradat was married with two children, aged 2 and 4, and his widow is
pregnant. He was an employee of a fuel station belonging to his family in Sa'ir
village.
PCHR is concerned that Jaradat's death may have been a result of his being
subjected to torture during interrogation, and:
1. Calls for initiating an immediate and independent investigation
into Jaradat's death;
2. Calls upon the international community to compel Israel to respect
international law and humanitarian law, in particular the Fourth Geneva
Convention, the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the
UN Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, and the Body of Principles
for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment;
3. Expresses concerns for the deterioration of the detention
conditions of more than 4,700 Palestinians who are currently detained in
Israeli prisons and detention centres.
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PCHR, 29 Omer El Mukhtar St., El Remal, PO Box 1328 Gaza, Gaza Strip. E-mail:
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