Madleen crew moved to Israel’s Ashkelon port, lawyer says
Suhad Bishara, the legal director at Adalah, a Palestinian-run legal centre in Israel representing the detained activists, says they have been moved to Israel’s Ashkelon Port.
“They have been handed by the Israeli Navy to the deportation authorities”, who intend “to deport them as soon as possible”, Bishara told Al Jazeera. “This is what we’ve been notified. This could happen tonight. This could happen tomorrow,” she added.
However, Bishara said that some of the activists may “not agree to fly without a legal consultation, because the assumption is that they will have to need to sign some documents”.
“In this case, they will be moved to a detention centre in Ramleh, awaiting a tribunal for immigration,” she said. “We urgently issued an additional letter demanding that they would allow the lawyers to see them immediately, wherever they are,” Bishara added.
Thousands protest in France, UK to ‘free the Madleen’
Thousands of people joined a demonstration in support of the Madleen’s efforts to end Israel’s siege on the Gaza Strip, in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Monday
People also demonstrated outside the Foreign Office in central London to demand the UK government protect the crew of the UK-flagged ship
Madleen crew taken to detention facility at Israel’s main airport, lawyers say
Adalah, the legal centre representing those who were forcibly detained on the Madleen, says the ship’s crew are “currently being held in a detention facility at Ben Gurion International Airport”.
There, the 11 activists and one journalist “are expected to face hearings before their deportation to their home countries”, it said in a statement.
“After multiple requests to meet with the volunteers, Adalah’s legal team has arrived at the airport and is expected to meet with them shortly. Diplomatic representatives are also scheduled to meet with them,” it added.
