Marwan Barghouti ‘brutally’ assaulted in Israeli prison, rights groups say
Al Jazeera
The Palestinian leader held in solitary confinement reportedly suffers numerous injuries in the September 9 attack.
Palestinian prisoner support groups have accused Israel of “brutally assaulting” Marwan Barghouti, the most prominent Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody, leaving him with numerous injuries.
In a joint statement on Monday, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said on Monday that Barghouti was assaulted on September 9 while held in solitary confinement in Israel’s Megiddo Prison.
As a result of the assault, Barghouti, called the “Palestinian Nelson Mandela” by his supporters, was left with numerous injuries, mainly to the upper body, the statement said.
The Fatah politician, who has been in jail for more than two decades, suffered injuries on the head, ears, ribs, right arm and back, said the statement, which quoted a lawyer who was only able to gather the information after months of being barred from contacting prisoners.
