According to a written statement from the Palestinian Prisoners Association, “Israeli occupation expands the scope of administrative detention on the pretext that there is a secret file against Palestinians.” statements were included.
In the statement, he announced that since the beginning of 2023, the administrative detention orders for Palestinians have reached 800.
80 percent of administrative detainees have been in prison for years
It was stated in the statement that the number of Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons reached 1016 as of the end of last month, and 6 of them were children and one of them was a woman.
In the statement, it was stated that Israel has issued approximately 13 thousand administrative arrest warrants in the last 9 years, while 80 percent of the administrative detainees have been in prison for years.
Israel’s “administrative detention” practice
The practice of “administrative detention” means that Israel arrests Palestinians in the occupied territories without charge.
Palestinians can be imprisoned for up to 6 months without learning the accusation against them and without the right to defend themselves.
After this period, the detention period of a Palestinian, who is referred to a military court but unaware of the charges, can be repeatedly extended up to 5 years.