A Palestinian who died after Israeli occupation forces arrested him at his home was indeed assaulted, autopsy results have revealed, reported AFP on Sunday.
Mohammed al-Rimawi, 24, died after being taken into custody during a pre-dawn raid on Beit Rima village in the occupied West Bank last Tuesday.
The autopsy, carried out at Abu Kabir forensic institute nr. Tel Aviv, found that Mohammed Khatib's body had "bruises on the torso and the right thigh, as well as on other (body) parts". @AFP
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At the time, the family said occupation forces had “beaten [Mohammed] into an unconscious state” while still in the house; two hours after he was taken, his family was informed of their son’s death.
The latest findings, published by the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs, contradict claims made by Israeli authorities that there had been no violence by soldiers during or after the arrest.
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The committee stated that,
“Preliminary results of the autopsy clearly indicate the martyr was assaulted and beaten”, adding that the body “had bruises on the torso and the right thigh, as well as on other (body) parts”.
The statement added:
“The brutal manner of his arrest had affected the functioning of his organs, which was the main cause of his death.”
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AFP noted:
“The autopsy was carried out at Abu Kabir forensic institute near Tel Aviv in the presence of the head of the Palestinian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Rayan al-Ali.”
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
