Ramallah, October 17 (QNA) - Palestinian Minister of Detainees Issa Qaraqe'' stated that detained secretary-general of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Saadat, was moved to the Al Ramla Prison hospital due to health complications following 20 days of hunger strike. Qaraqe'' demanded the Red Cross to visit Saadat and to ensure he receives the needed medical attention, especially since Israeli prison hospitals, treating Palestinian detainees, are basically clinics that lack the basic medications. Qaraqe'' also called on all Human Rights groups to practice pressure on Israel to abide by the International Law, and to grant the hunger-striking detainees their legitimate rights, starting with removing all detainees from solitary confinement, and stopping the assaults against them and against their families. Saadat is also an elected Legislator and one of the well-known leaders of the Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation. Qaraqe'' also said that after Saadat started his hunger strike from his cell, Israel confiscated the salt he mixes with water, the only food striking detainees have, adding that Saadat''s transfer to hospital indicates the seriousness of his situation. According to the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC), the PFLP issued a press release expressing concern regarding the situation of Saadat, and called on all human rights groups and the Red Cross to ensure its leader receives all needed medical attention. Mohammad Al Karm, a political leader of the PFLP stated that the Israeli Prison Administration is responsible for the situation of Saadat due to its ongoing violations and attacks against the detainees who had to declare their open-ended hunger strike demanding rights guaranteed to them by the International Law. Saadat, 53, leads the strike of PFLP detainees, declared by the end of September, along with leaders of the resistance, including leaders of the Al Qassam Brigades of Hamas, along with leaders of other groups and factions. He had been in solitary confinement since 2009, and an Israeli court also stripped his family the right to visit him since then; he also suffers from several health conditions. In December 2008, an Israeli Military Court sentenced Saadat to 30 years imprisonment after holding him responsible for the assassination of Israeli Tourism Minister, Rehavam Zeevi.
QNA | News | Saadat Moved to Hospital Following 20-Day Hunger Strike
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