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The International Secretariat of OMCT requests urgent intervention
in the following situation in Israel. |
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Brief
description of the situation |
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The
International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the
Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), a member
of the OMCT network, of the arbitrary arrest and incommunicado
detention of Mr. Saadi Ibrahim Abed Elashi, in Israel. |
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According
to the information received, on May 20th, 2001, 42 year-old
Mr. Saadi Ibrahim Abed Elashi, a resident of Gaza, was arbitrarily
arrested by Israeli border guards at the Kfar Darom checkpoint.
He has been detained incommunicado since then in the GSS Interrogation
Unit at the Shikma Detention Center in Ashkelon. On May 23rd
Mr. Elashi's attorney was informed by GSS Attorney Shai Nitzan
than an Order Prohibiting Meeting with Counsel (OPMC) had
been imposed against Mr. Elashi, lasting until May 29th. |
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On
May 23rd, PCATI filed an urgent appeal, through its attorney
Nael Zahalke, with the High Court of Justice, demanding that
the OPMC be lifted and that Mr. Elashi be allowed to meet
with his lawyer. PCATI also demanded that Mr. Elashi be informed
that he is being represented by an attorney, and that action
is being taken on his behalf. On May 24th the High Court of
Justice rejected the appeal during a hearing. The conditions
of Mr. Elashi's arrest and subsequent detention in Askelon
prison's interrogation unit are a blatant violation of his
rights, including his right to access to legal representation. |
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OMCT
is gravely concerned for Mr. Elashi's physical and psychological
integrity, and condemns the GSS' systematic use of arbitrary
arrests, incommunicado detentions. OMCT fears that Mr. Elashi
may be being tortured, as the OPMC and incommunicado detentions
are reportedly sometimes used by the GSS as cover for violations
of this type. |
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Action
requested |
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Please
write to the authorities in Israel urging them to: |
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take
all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological
integrity of Mr. Elashi;
order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal
charges or, if such charges exist, bring him before an
impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee his procedural
rights at all times;
order a thorough and impartial investigation into the
circumstances of his arrest in order to identify those
responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal,
civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
intervene with the appropriate authorities in order to
secure that allow Mr. Elashi be allowed to meet with his
lawyer;
guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental
freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national
laws and international human rights standards.
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Addresses :
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Ariel
Sharon, Prime Minister Office
3 Kaplan Street Jerusalem 91007 Israel.
Fax:(+ 972 2)566 48 38 / 691 79 15
E-mail: pm@pmo.gov.il
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Uzi
Landau Minister of Internal Security Ministry of Internal
Security P.O Box 18182 3 Sheirkh Jarrah Kiryat Hamemshala
jerusalem, 91181 Israel Fax: (+ 972 2) 582 67 69 E-mail
: sar@mops.gov.il |
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Meir
Shitrit Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice
29 Salah al-Din Street Jerusalem 91029
State of Israel
Fax:(+ 972 2) 62 8 54 38 or Fax: ++ 972 2 628 8618
Email: sar@justice.gov.il
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The
Supreme Court of Justice Kiryat Ben Gurion Jerusalem
Israel
Fax: (+ 972 2) 652 71 18 |
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Binyamin
Ben-Eliezer Minister of Defense Ministry of Defense
7 "A" Street Hakirya Tel Aviv Israel
Fax:(+972-3)691 69 40
e-mail: sar@mod.gov.il |
Shimon
Peres Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Fax:(+ 972 2) 530 3704
E-mail: sar@mofa.gov.il |
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Eli
Yishai Minister of the Interior Ministry of the Interior
Fax: 00972 2 670 1411
Email: sar@moin.gov.il |
Minister
of Police Ministry of Police
PO Box 18182 3 Sheikh Jarrah Kiryat Hamemshala Jerusalem
91181
State of Israel
Fax:(+ 972 2)582 67 69 |
| Please
also write to the embassies of Israel in your respective
country. |
| Geneva,
May 29, 2001 |
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