’Israel’ Reinstates Internment of Hunger Striker Allan

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"Israel" reinstated the detention without trial Wednesday of Palestinian detainee Mohammed Allan, whose recent two-month hunger strike brought him near death and increased tensions in the occupied West Bank.

"Mohammad Allan, whose condition has improved, was arrested this morning by police at the hospital in Ashkelon," police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement.

His detention without trial, scheduled to last until November 4, had been suspended as he received medical treatment following his hunger strike, which twice left him in a coma.

According to Palestinian activists, Allan who is a lawyer had previously declared to restart his hunger strike if his detention without trial was reinstated.

The measure, known as "administrative detention", allows imprisonment without trial for six-month periods that can be renewed indefinitely.

"Israeli" officials allege it is an essential tool in preventing attacks and protecting sensitive intelligence because it allows authorities to keep evidence secret.

Human rights groups say international law allows for such detention under extreme circumstances, but that the apartheid "Israeli" regime uses it as a punitive measure that circumvents the justice system or as a crutch to avoid trial.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team