Israelis Impose 'Financial Punishments' on Palestinian Prisoners

Israeli prison staff impose financial punishments on Palestinian prisoners. A human rights organisation has claimed that Israeli prison staff are imposing financial punishments on Palestinian prisoners. In a statement, the Prisoners' Centre for Studies said that guards and administrators in Israeli prisons force Palestinian detainees to pay for the water and electricity that they consume as a form of additional punishment.

According to the centre, prisoners are also "fined" for trivial reasons, such as reading the Qur'an or praying during the prison's daily roll call (if officers enter when it is the time for prayer); if the imam, while giving the Friday sermon, utters a word that the guards don't like; when a prisoner doesn't manage to get out of the bathroom in the time specified by the guards; and for other similar reasons when the guards abuse their positions and use any excuse to penalise prisoners.'

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