Palestinian Ahmed Manasra is suffering from a psychological disorder due to isolation and harsh prison conditions since his detention in 2015, his family said on Wednesday.
In a statement, Manasra’s family stressed that he needs a proper and professional diagnosis, treatment with appropriate medications and an end to his isolation.
Palestinian minor Ahmed Manasra is suffering from a psychological disorder due to isolation and harsh prison conditions since his detention in 2015, according to his family
Ahmed was violently beaten when he was detained in 2015 when he was 13, and he had a fracture in his skull pic.twitter.com/X0oZ4Vunkg
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) February 24, 2022
The family added that he was violently beaten when he was detained in 2015 at the age of 13, and he suffered a fracture in his skull.
His family, lawyers and human rights groups have tried to find out details of ailments. After much effort, a psychiatrist visited him and found that he suffers from a psychological disorder as a result of the violence, isolation and oppression he is subjected to in Israeli prisons.
The psychiatrist reiterated that his isolation in a narrow cell and being prevented from mixing with other prisoners was a major reason for his illness. He also needs access to outside space.
Ahmed Manasra was arrested by the IOF in the year 2015, when he was only 14 years old. He was subjected to a tough and inhumane investigation, was put in solitary confinement, and deprived of family visits and proper medical care.#أنقذوا_أحمد_مناصرة#Save_Ahmed_Manasra pic.twitter.com/UDUORtl6Cm
— Humanity._.1st (@ML35209678) February 24, 2022
In the statement, the family condemned Israeli claims that Manasra is in isolation to protect him from adult prisoners, adding that his only source of suffering is the occupation and its actions against him.
Manasra was tried and indicted in Israeli military court for allegedly stabbing and wounding two Israelis near the illegal Jewish settlement of Pisgat Ze’ev in Occupied Jerusalem in 2015.
Manasra’s cousin, Hassan, 15, was killed on the spot, while the wounded Ahmad was tried in court as an adult.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
