and Medical Negligence
The Palestinian Centre for Human rights (PCHR) calls for an independent investigation into the death of 44 year old Majd al-Barghouthi, who died on Friday 22 February, while in illegal detention, administered by the General Intelligence Service (GIS) of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. There is evidence that prior to his death Majd al-Barghouthi was subjected to torture and ill-treatment, and might also have been a victim of medical negligence during his detention.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 17:30 on Thursday, 14 February, two civilian vehicles with Palestinian registration plates moved into Koubar village, northwest of Ramallah. When Sheikh Majd ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Mustafa al-Barghouthi, emerged from the local mosque, he was confronted by four masked persons. Al-Bargouthi called for help, at which point a man got out of one of the vehicles and introduced himself as an officer of the Palestinian GIS. He claimed he had a warrant to arrest al-Barghouthi, who was immediately transferred to the GIS Headquarters in the north of al-Bireh for interrogation. During his detention, Majd al-Bargouthi was denied visitors.
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