Friday, August 10, 2007

"MODERATE" FATAH TORTURES HAMAS PRISONER TO DEATH

Hamas member dies after being tortured in jail run by Palestinian Authority (Ma'an News Agency via Elder of Zyion)
Nablus – Ma'an – Hamas have said that Palestinian security sources in the West Bank have confirmed the death of a Hamas member they claim was tortured in a Palestinian security prison. Twenty-two-year-old Mou'aiad Bani Odeh in an Israeli hospital, from Tamon in the north of the West Bank Tobas, died in an Israeli hospital after he was transferred from Al Junied Jail in Nablus.The Palestinian media centre said that according to Palestinian sources, "Bani Odeh died after he was severely tortured in Al Junied Jail, which is run by the Palestinian Authority.Bani Odeh's family are blaming the Palestinian security services for their son's death. In a news conference Hamas said that this is an example of the torture their members are facing in Palestinian Authority jails.

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