Palestinian Prisoners Association warns of deterioration of health condition of Prisoner Baher Asha
The Palestinian Prisoners Association has warned of the deterioration of the health condition of Prisoner Baher Asha due to the arbitrary practices of the Israeli occupation authorities against him, foremost of which is deliberate medical negligence.
The Association said in a statement today, reported by Wafa news agency, that the prisoner Asha, who has been in detention since 2002, underwent an open heart operation about a month ago and suffered from complications that pose a threat to his life as a result of the occupation authorities ’failure to provide him with the necessary treatment.
The statement pointed out that the prisoner’s family appeals to the international community to urgently intervene to put pressure on the occupation to provide the necessary health care for him.
About 4,500 Palestinian prisoners inside the occupation prisons face harsh conditions as 1,800 prisoners suffer from multiple diseases due to the spread of epidemics, among them about 700 prisoners need urgent treatment, especially cases of cancer, kidney failure and paraplegia.
Inas Abdulkreem