AOHR in the UK calls on Egypt to disclose information on six Palestinian prisone

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[ 24/06/2011 - 01:34 PM ]

LONDON, (PIC)-- The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHRUK) condemned the “excesses” of the Egyptian authorities regarding six Palestinian prisoners who disappeared several years ago and no one knows anything about them calling on the Supreme Military Council to disclose information about them and held it responsible for any negligence in investigating their fate. AOHRUK said in a statement on Thursday that after the success of the Egyptian revolution it was hoped that justice would be done, especially to those who have been arbitrarily detained and tortured because of their political affiliation, or as in the case of the detainees from Gaza for trying to earn a living and their determination to break the siege imposed by the Israeli occupation on Gaza. The organisation said that there were six Palestinians who were detained in Egypt and no one knows what happened to them and that based on a complaint by the families of the detainees the Egyptian authorities were contacted to find out any information about them, but no convincing answers were given. The organisation added that Palestinians who were freed from Egyptian jails after the revolution were asked about them, but said they never met them in any of the Egyptian jails or know anything about them. AOHRUK further said that since the very beginning of their arrest, those detainees disappeared and they were not allowed to be seen by their families or lawyers. The organisation urged the Egyptian authorities to look into the cases of those who were detained by the previous regime so that justice may be served. The organisation further called on the Arab League and the Red Cross to intervene so that the fate of those prisoners can be cleared. The prisoners are: Name Charge Years in detention Place of detention Ala’ Muhammad al-Mansi No charge 3.5 years Not Known Abdul-Rahman Al-Najjar No charge 3.5 years Not Known Luai al-Aghbawi No charge 4 years Not Known Hamdi al-Fsais No charge 4 years Not Known Muhammad Hammad No charge 3 years Not Known Hasan Hanif No charge 4 years Not Known

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