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NAZARETH, (PIC)-- Senior British officer James MacInnis admitted that Britain are involved in the torture of Palestinian political detainee in the Palestinian authority's jails in the West Bank and provide financial support for the PA in this regard.
MacInnin, who in charge of the training program for top security officials from the Palestinian authority (PA), made these remarks following a report issued by the Arab organization for human rights in London saying that the PA has been torturing prisoners affiliated with Hamas for years.
At least six Palestinians have died under torture in PA prisons and many former detainees have permanent physical disabilities, the report found.
During that period, the report said, PA security forces in the West Bank detained 8, 640 Palestinians at a rate of eight arrests per day.
Men and women from all sectors of Palestinian society have been subject to arrest and torture, the report noted. These include students, workers, teachers, doctors, engineers, university professors and lawyers.
UK officer: Britain involved in the torture of detainees in PA jails in W. Bank
MacInnin, who in charge of the training program for top security officials from the Palestinian authority (PA), made these remarks following a report issued by the Arab organization for human rights in London saying that the PA has been torturing prisoners affiliated with Hamas for years.
At least six Palestinians have died under torture in PA prisons and many former detainees have permanent physical disabilities, the report found.
During that period, the report said, PA security forces in the West Bank detained 8, 640 Palestinians at a rate of eight arrests per day.
Men and women from all sectors of Palestinian society have been subject to arrest and torture, the report noted. These include students, workers, teachers, doctors, engineers, university professors and lawyers.
UK officer: Britain involved in the torture of detainees in PA jails in W. Bank