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A Palestinian prisoner has died in Israeli custody after being found hanged. Palestinians denied it was suicide and blame Israeli authorities
A Palestinian prisoner, arrested by Israel in July, died Tuesday after what the Israel Prison Authority said was a suicide attempt, a claim denied by the Palestinians.
The Palestinians named the man as Raed Abdel Salam al-Jaabari, 35, and called for an independent probe, describing the circumstances of his death as "mysterious."
Prisons spokesperson Sivan Weizman told AFP he had hanged himself in a bathroom at Eshel prison in the southern city of Beersheva.
She said a medical team had tried to revive him but that he was pronounced dead on arrival at Soroka hospital in the city.
"A prisoner hanged himself in the toilets," she told AFP, saying a team of paramedics, as well as prison officers, had tried to resuscitate him.
"They managed to revive him but, on the way to hospital, his heart apparently stopped working again and he was pronounced dead on arrival," she said.
She said he was serving time for assault and making threats, but had no specific details.
A relative told AFP the father of four had been arrested near the Kfar Etzion junction in the southern West Bank after a car accident and charged with attempting to run over some Jewish settlers. However, he insisted that there was only a car accident, and no attempted assault.
The relative also ruled out any question of Jaabari taking his own life.
Palestinian officials also ruled out suicide and blamed Israel for his death, with the Ramallah-based Prisoners Club calling for an impartial investigation.
Jaabari "died today in Eshel prison under mysterious circumstances," a statement said.
Prisoners' Club director Qadura Fares "cast doubt on the occupation's claims that the prisoner committed suicide and asked international organisations to investigate his death," it said.
Issa Qaraqaa, head of the Palestinian committee responsible for prisoners, placed the blame for his death squarely on Israel.
"Israel is responsible for his death," he told AFP.
"The Israelis say he tried to hang himself but it is not true," he said. "This is a war crime."
According to Palestinian Maan News Agency, Qaraqaa also alleges that the Jaabari was "tortured."
His death comes a week after another Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Hussein Rabee was transferred to hospital after allegedly being tortured in another Israeli detention center, according to the Palestinian Authority Prisoner Affairs Committee.
Israel Prisons Service figures up to 31 July show there are 5,383 Palestinians being held by Israel for security offences, among them 446 who are being held without charge under so-called administrative detention orders.
Such orders can be renewed indefinitely for six-month periods with prisoners not told the charges and therefore unable to challenge them.
Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel jail | Middle East Eye
A Palestinian prisoner, arrested by Israel in July, died Tuesday after what the Israel Prison Authority said was a suicide attempt, a claim denied by the Palestinians.
The Palestinians named the man as Raed Abdel Salam al-Jaabari, 35, and called for an independent probe, describing the circumstances of his death as "mysterious."
Prisons spokesperson Sivan Weizman told AFP he had hanged himself in a bathroom at Eshel prison in the southern city of Beersheva.
She said a medical team had tried to revive him but that he was pronounced dead on arrival at Soroka hospital in the city.
"A prisoner hanged himself in the toilets," she told AFP, saying a team of paramedics, as well as prison officers, had tried to resuscitate him.
"They managed to revive him but, on the way to hospital, his heart apparently stopped working again and he was pronounced dead on arrival," she said.
She said he was serving time for assault and making threats, but had no specific details.
A relative told AFP the father of four had been arrested near the Kfar Etzion junction in the southern West Bank after a car accident and charged with attempting to run over some Jewish settlers. However, he insisted that there was only a car accident, and no attempted assault.
The relative also ruled out any question of Jaabari taking his own life.
Palestinian officials also ruled out suicide and blamed Israel for his death, with the Ramallah-based Prisoners Club calling for an impartial investigation.
Jaabari "died today in Eshel prison under mysterious circumstances," a statement said.
Prisoners' Club director Qadura Fares "cast doubt on the occupation's claims that the prisoner committed suicide and asked international organisations to investigate his death," it said.
Issa Qaraqaa, head of the Palestinian committee responsible for prisoners, placed the blame for his death squarely on Israel.
"Israel is responsible for his death," he told AFP.
"The Israelis say he tried to hang himself but it is not true," he said. "This is a war crime."
According to Palestinian Maan News Agency, Qaraqaa also alleges that the Jaabari was "tortured."
His death comes a week after another Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Hussein Rabee was transferred to hospital after allegedly being tortured in another Israeli detention center, according to the Palestinian Authority Prisoner Affairs Committee.
Israel Prisons Service figures up to 31 July show there are 5,383 Palestinians being held by Israel for security offences, among them 446 who are being held without charge under so-called administrative detention orders.
Such orders can be renewed indefinitely for six-month periods with prisoners not told the charges and therefore unable to challenge them.
Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel jail | Middle East Eye
