22 Palestinians carried to hospitals due to torture in Abbas's jails[ 26/09/2010 - 08:50 AM ]
AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- Militias loyal to Mahmoud Abbas, the de facto Palestinian president, have transferred 22 citizens from West Bank jails to hospitals due to worsening health conditions as a result of severe torture rounds.
Media sources said that Abbas's militias employ cruel interrogation methods coupled with beatings using batons and whips, beating on all parts of the body including genitals, and constant beating on the head.They said that the militias also force detainees to sit in awkward positions for long period, dangle them from their hands, and force them to stand on cans for hours.
The sources noted that one of the detainees, Mohammed Al-Atrash, has been in isolation for 30 days in addition to being tortured.
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