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Thursday, February 4, 2016
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Thursday, February 4, 2016
Israel suspends detention of Palestinian hunger-striker
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSupreme Court suspends the detention without trial of a Palestinian journalist who has been on hunger strike for more than two months, but he cannot leave the hospital without permission. His family will be allowed to visit him.
Mohammed al-Qiq, 33, was said to be on hunger strike for 72 days to protest being held under Israel’s controversial administrative detention law, which allows the state to hold suspects for renewable six-month periods without trial.
The court says the order was being suspended due to his poor health.
AFP contributed to this report.
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