600 Palestinians Held By Israel Without Charge – Rights Group
May 3, 2022
2:34 am
An Israeli rights group have alleged that Israel is holding no fewer than 600 Palestinian detainees without charge or trial, which is the highest number since 2016.
HaMoked which is an Israeli based rights group that regularly gathers figures from prison authorities, on Monday disclosed that as of May there were 604 detainees held in administrative detention. Nearly all are Palestinians, as administrative detention is very rarely used against Jews.
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So-called administrative detainees are arrested on ‘secret evidence’, unaware of the accusations against them, and are not allowed to defend themselves in court. They are usually held …
