Palestinian prisoner at Israel's Nafha jail Ayman al-Sharbati has been put in solitary confinement and fined 500 NIS over charges of setting fire to a prison room.

The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said in a statement on Thursday that the Israel Prison Service decided to hold al-Sharbati in solitary confinement, deprive him of family visits for two months, and fine him 500 NIS and another 3,500 NIS as compensation.

Al-Sharbati on Wednesday set fire to a prison room at Nafha jail burning documents and papers there in protest at the deliberate medical neglect Palestinian detainees are subjected to and the absence of safety measures amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Al-Sharbati, 51, is a resident of al-Khalil City in the West Bank who was detained in 1988 and is serving 100-year sentence in Israeli jails.

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center