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Jerusalem:
04 February, 1998
The 19th Death in the Palestinian Prison
Naser al-Hiroob died at 2 am 00 February 3, 1998,
at Dora Police Center after he has been severely tortured by
the police.
Al-Hiroob (28, married and father of 5, from Deir
Samit Village/Hebron) was arrested at 9:00 on February 2,
1998 when he was ordered by two members of the Police
Criminal Department to go to the police station for, so they
pretended, only one hour since there would be some issues
to discuss.
When Al-Hiroob, as a consequence of the torture,
started bleeding from his mouth and ears he was transferred
to Dr. Fawzi al-Raj’i in Dora. at 2:15 am on February 3,
1998. Only short time later the doctor announced his
death.
Al-Hiroob worked as a gold merchant. Sources close
to his family said that he was arrested due to a financial
dispute. The same sources assured that he was enjoying a
good health and had no links to any of the opposition
parties.
Yesterday, in response to the incident, Tareq Zaid,
head of the police in Hebron, told journalists that “we have
found boat ties surrounding Al-Hiroob’s neck”. In the
following, President Arafat announced to establish an
investigation committee.
Though an autopsy was made in Al-Hussien in Beit
Jala yesterday, no report has been released. Now the family
insists on a further autopsy to be made under the
supervision of a doctor belonging to the family.
The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group
condemns the use of torture applied routinely to prisoners
or suspects and demands on President Arafat and Minister of
Justice, Freih Abu Medein to issue new regulations to make
sure that the protection of the detainees is guaranteed.
The PHRMG demands furthermore on the High Officials
to release both an autopsy- and an investigation-report, and
to punish the killers notwithstanding their ranks and make
up for an appropriate compensation for the family.
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