RAMALLAH, October 2, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities issued in the period between September 26 and 29 at total of 18 administrative detention orders against Palestinians, including one woman, placing them in jail without charge or trial, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said on Monday.
The woman, Sabah Faroun, a mother of four, has had her administrative detention order renewed for three months for the fifth time in a row, said the PPS. She was first detained on June 19, 2016.
Eight detainees received administrative detention orders for the first time or were re-arrested and placed in administrative detention after being released from jail.
Israel’s widely condemned policy of administrative detention allows detention of Palestinians without charge or trial for renewable intervals, usually ranging between three and six months, based on undisclosed evidence that even a detainee’s lawyer is barred from viewing.
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