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Israeli military court rejects appeal of Palestinian hunger striker

Israel Materials 14 February 2012 02:22 (UTC +04:00)
An Israeli military court rejected Monday an appeal from a Palestinian who has been on hunger strike to protest his detention in Israel without trial, a Palestinian prisoner support group said.
Israeli military court rejects appeal of Palestinian hunger striker

An Israeli military court rejected Monday an appeal from a Palestinian who has been on hunger strike to protest his detention in Israel without trial, a Palestinian prisoner support group said, dpa reported.

The court ruled that Khader Adnan must serve his full term, which ends on May 8, the Adameer Prisoner Support Association said.

Adnan, a senior leader of the militant Islamic Jihad organization, has been on a hunger strike for 58 days, to protest his continued detention.

Adnan was held in mid-December and placed under administrative detention, a measure which allows the authorities to detain people deemed a security risk for six months or longer.

His ongoing hunger strike is thought to be the longest-ever by a Palestinian prisoner in Israel.

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