Israel arrested Barghouti in 2002 and sentenced him to life imprisonment (European)
Today, Sunday, the Palestinian Authority for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs expressed real fear for the life of the prisoner Marwan Barghouthi, a member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah).
The Commission pointed to Israeli incitement against him, which coincided with his repeated transfer between solitary confinement prisons.
The head of the commission, Qaddoura Fares, said that the repeated transfers of Barghouti to solitary confinement - while lawyers are still prevented from visiting him - raise real fears for his life.
Fares added that this transfer is accompanied by direct and continuous incitement against it in the Israeli media.
He stated that the administration of the Occupation Prisons Service transferred Barghouti from solitary confinement in Rimonim Prison (central Israel) to solitary confinement in Ramla Prison (central).
This transfer comes after the statements of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir regarding the issue of his dismissal, which is a new attempt to show off before Israeli public opinion, according to Fares.
Fares stressed that what is happening with Barghouti comes within the framework of targeting all prisoners after October 7 (the start of the Israeli war on Gaza) and the leaders of the captive national movement through widespread transfer operations, collective and solitary confinement, in addition to systematic torture operations.
He called on international institutions and relevant local authorities to stand up to their responsibilities, and the need to expedite work on visiting prisons, and to stop all unprecedented procedures and violations against prisoners for decades.
Last Wednesday, Ben Gvir announced the transfer of Barghouti from Ofer military prison (central West Bank) to solitary confinement in another prison, claiming that there was information about a planned uprising in the West Bank.
Israel arrested Barghouti in 2002 and sentenced him to life imprisonment on charges of "responsibility for operations carried out by armed groups affiliated with the Fatah movement, which led to the death and injury of Israelis."
Source: Agencies