A jailed Hamas leader in bad health condition

Sunday July 01, 2007 23:25 by IMEMC Staff

Israeli Prison Authorities barred a specialized committee from visiting Sheikh Jamal Abu Haija, one of the jailed leaders of Hamas movement, who was injured before he was abducting by the army and is currently confined to solitary in HaliKidar Israeli detention facility.

Sheikh Jamal Abu Haija

The specialized health committee stated that the health condition of Abu Al Haija is sharply deteriorating while the Israeli authorities are barring him from receiving the proper medical treatment and attention.
Abu Al Haija was kidnapped by the army five years ago and was sentenced to nine life terms and 80 consecutive years.

The committee stated that Abu Al Haija needs assistant in his daily life especially since his right arm was amputated when he was shot by the soldiers, and added that he needs several surgeries to remove bullet fragments from his body.

He also is suffering from health issues in his stomach, and suffers from other ophthalmic problems.
The three sons of Abu Al Haija are also imprisoned by Israel, and the Prison Authorities rejected a request to transfer his sons to the same facility where he is imprisoned in order to take care of him.

He and his three sons and deprived from their visitation rights.

Translated by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC

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