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Here is what Addameer tells us about Samer Issawi's case in their most recent quarterly prisoner unpdate in January:
"Samer Tareq Issawi continues his hunger strike: “I will not wait for another Shalit to re-gain my freedom, under a deal that does not respect the rules of the deal, I will achieve my freedom with a hunger strike” The IOF re-arrested Samer Issawi on 7 July 2012 on Jaba’ checkpoint that cuts between Ramallah and the Dead Sea and leads to Jerusalem from Hizma checkpoint. Samer was the first Jerusalem prisoner who was re-arrested
on the pretense that he defied the contract of the prisoner exchange deal. Samer announced his hunger strike on 1 August 2012, in rejection of his re-arrest and the military prosecutions attempts to have him finish his previous sentence of twenty years based on secret administrative information. He considers his hunger strike to be the only weapon to gain his freedom that was robbed from him after the Occupation did not uphold its end of the prisoner exchange deal.
The magistrate court in Jerusalem on 18 December 2012 held a session to consider
SamerÂ’s case. Samer, whose health was deteriorating rapidly from his hunger
strike, was wheelchair bound and escorted into the court by Nahshon personnel.
According to lawyer Anan Odeh: On 18 December 2012, there was a court session
for hunger striker Samer Issawi. Around 11 am, Samer entered the court room and
tried to greet his mother and sister, and was brutally attacked by Nahshon Unit
members who beat him all over his body especially on his neck, chest and
stomach. The beating was so brutal so that he would not be able to communicate
with his mother or sister. Furthermore, the judge presiding over the hearing left the court room to allow the Nahshon forces to keep attacking Samer. Anan adds that SamerÂ’s mother was distraught from witnessing her son being attacked, and then her and her
daughter were banned from attending the session. As a result of the attack, Anan requested that Samer should be transferred to the hospital immediately to receive treatment but the judge refused and insisted on continuing the court session. After the court hearing, Samer tried to speak with the press to tell them about attack, but the Nahshon escorts carried him from the wheelchair and into the elevator to keep him from communicating with the press. Outside the courtroom, some of SamerÂ’s family members were attacked as well including his cousin who was detained for a few hours. At noon that same day, a large convoy of IOF soldier raided the Issawiyah village in Jerusalem, surrounded the Issawi family home and arrested and detained his sister Shirien under the accusation of attacking one of the Nahshon Unit members. She was released 24 hours later on a 3,000 shekel bail, ten day house arrest and a six month ban from visiting Samer.
Samer is still on hunger strike since 1 August 2012, and his health is deteriorating rapidly."
Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association - ADDAMEER - Latest Quarterly Update on Palestinian Prisoners (1 September 2012 – 15 January 2013)
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