Israel has deprived a cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner of badly-needed medical care, an advocacy group says.
Faraan: In a report, carried by Palestine’s Wafa news agency, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said on Sunday that Palestinian prisoner Abdul-Basit Muatan, who suffers from cancer, is prevented from having access to desperately-needed medical care.
The PPS added that the medical condition of Muatan, who is behind bars in Ofer Prison, has exacerbated due to the prevention, calling for urgent action to ensure his access to the necessary healthcare before it is too late.
The Palestinian inmate, who has been detained since October 25, had undergone a number of surgeries prior to his detention, including a surgical removal of part of his colon.
However, the advocacy group said that it was later found that cancer cells were not completely removed during the operation meaning that cancer has most probably spread across his body.
The PPS called for Muatan’s immediate release from Israeli detention, since “he is in prison without charge or trial under Israel’s so-called administrative detention policy.”
In conclusion, the advocacy group held the Israeli regime fully responsible for the lives of the sick prisoners, particularly Muatan, due to depriving them their right to healthcare.
