RAMALLAH, October 24, 2015 (WAFA)
- Teenager Ahmad Manasra, who was seen in a video that went viral laying
helplessly on the ground with a head wound after being attacked and run over by
Israeli police for his alleged partaking in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem,
tells the story of the agonizing abuse he witnessed at the hands of Israeli
police and settlers.
According to a previous statement made by the
Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA's) lawyer, Tareq Barghouth, Manasrah -
who was recently discharged from Israeli hospitals where he was being
severally maltreated by police guards, and is currently held in HaSharoun
Israeli jail - was detained after being
attacked and severally injured for allegedly partaking in a stabbing attack
in Jerusalem, 'despite the fact that he himself was not involved.'
Heba Masalha, an attorney with the Commission
of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA), reported on a sworn affidavit submitted by 14, year-old Ahmad Manasra, where he told
the story of the excruciating experience he endured at the hands of Israeli
police and settlers, and even by an Israeli civilian; whom Manasra reported was
allowed into his hospital room by Israeli police guards, and reportedly verbally assaulted
him using extreme profanities against him and wished him dead.
Manasra, whom police accused, along with his 17-year-old cousin Husain Manasra who was shot dead by Israeli police, of allegedly carrying out an attack against an Israeli, said that he was chased and run over by an Israeli police vehicle, and when he tried to escape, settlers at the scene struck him repeatedly on his head with a club and verbally assaulted him, before he fell helplessly to the ground, with blood pouring from his head, while settlers shouted extreme profanities against him and kicked him with their hands and feet.
Manasra sustained various critical injuries
throughout his body.
Manasra said he woke up next to find himself
tied to a hospital bed, under police guard, who reportedly abused him
physically and verbally throughout his stay at the hospital. He said the guards
kicked him and allowed an Israeli civilian to verbally assault him.
Manasra said he couldn't eat because his right
hand was tied to the bed, adding that he was not allowed to use the bathroom
and was forced to urinate in a bottle.
He said that he was subjected to long hours of
interrogation - with investigators assaulting him - while on his hospital bed,
which further aggravated his excruciating pain.
On October 20, Manasra was
transferred to jail, where he was also subjected to long hours of interrogation
and verbal assault, while being strapped down to a chair by his hands and feet.
Manasra said he still suffers
from severe pain in his head, neck, and back.
T.R.