Flotilla activists denied access to lawyers, water, medications: Adalah
Adalah, a Palestinian legal centre in Israel, says members of the Global Sumud Flotilla were initially denied access to lawyers for hours after their vessels were seized by Israeli authorities.
“Despite repeated denials of entry by Israeli police, Adalah lawyers eventually managed to access the port [of Ashdod] and provide consultations to the 331 participants,” the group said in a statement shared on WhatsApp.
“Several participants reported being subjected to aggression, threats, and harassment, including being woken violently whenever they tried to sleep.”
Adalah said Israel transferred the detainees to Ktzi’ot Prison in Israel’s southern Negev region without alerting their lawyers. The group said the activists are in “relatively stable condition” as its lawyers attend hearings to review their detention orders.
“Adalah is pursuing legal measures to guarantee that every single participant is accounted for, while continuing prison visits,” it said. “Adalah also calls for their immediate release from unlawful detention, and the retrieval of their personal belongings and humanitarian aid supplies.”
A boy attends a protest to condemn Israel’s interception of the flotilla, in Rome, Italy, October 3
Lawyers call for release of Gaza flotilla activists
Adalah, a Palestinian legal centre in Israel, says members of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained in Israel must be released from their “unlawful detention”, hours after their boats were seized on the way to Gaza.
Adalah said its lawyers were initially denied access to the detainees, but it has since been able to meet with and provide consultations to 331 flotilla participants.
“Several participants reported being subjected to aggression, threats, and harassment, including being woken violently whenever they tried to sleep,” the group said in a statement shared on WhatsApp.
Adalah said Israel transferred the detainees to Ktzi’ot Prison in Israel’s southern Negev region without alerting their lawyers. The group said the activists are in “relatively stable condition” as its lawyers attend hearings to review their detention orders.
“Adalah is pursuing legal measures to guarantee that every single participant is accounted for, while continuing prison visits,” it said.
