Israel to force Palestinian prisoners to wear Guantanamo-style orange suits

RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- The Palestinian center for the defense of prisoners on Wednesday strongly denounced the Israeli occupation authority for deciding to impose by force the orange uniform on Palestinian prisoners in Jalbo jail, calling on the prisoners to refuse to wear this uniform and strongly resist such repressive policy.

In a statement received by the PIC, the center underlined that the IOA decision to impose by force the orange uniform comes in the framework of the racist policy pursued by Israel against Palestinian prisoners in its jails.

The center stressed that the orange uniform is appropriate for criminals and not for prisoners of freedom, urging the prisoners to stage protests against prison administrations and to threaten to take escalating steps if the IOA insisted on its decision.

The families of Palestinian prisoners in Jalbo had said Tuesday that their sons in this prison confirmed that the prison administration intends to use force to make them wear the orange uniform as of Thursday.

The prisoners told their families that if they refused to comply with this decision, the prison administration would use repressive means such as storming their cells, confiscating their belongings, isolating leading prisoners, and barring prisoners from going to courts and hospitals without this uniform.

They stressed their refusal to wear this uniform because of the political and humanitarian dimensions it involves which harm their national identity as prisoners of war and freedom.

The prisoners appealed to human rights organizations and the ministry of prisoners to urgently act at the international and regional levels in order to stop the Israeli violations against them.

Thanks tp the Palestine Information Center

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