The IPS has announced that it is opposed to funding cosmetic surgery to restore the nose of the terrorist Asraa Jabas, following a request from Sgt.
As you may recall, last month it was announced that the IPS would consider funding a cosmetic surgery that was not defined as necessary for Jabas, having already funded two previous necessary surgeries for it following a funding petition filed by the terrorist to the Supreme Court.
Due to the fact that Jabas was injured in the attack she herself carried out and the fact that this is not a necessary surgery but a cosmetic one, her claim provoked resentment among the public and especially among Sergeant Chen's family.
Security prisoners in prison // Illustration photo: Moshe Shai,
Following the publication, Chen sent a letter to IPS Commissioner Rabbi Gondri Kati Perry and the Minister of Internal Security, Amar Bar-Lev, in which he demanded that the terrorist's surgery not be approved. The letter stated that Thousands of shekels from the Israeli taxpayer's money. "
A letter sent to Chen's attorney yesterday by the head of the IPS's administrative and criminal justice branch stated, among other things, that the Prison Service is obligated to provide every prisoner held in custody with all the medical care necessary to maintain his health, at the discretion of the Prison Service doctor.
"The medical treatment of the inmate was examined by the Prison Service according to the criteria set out in the ordinance, and as a result she was granted medical treatment that was found to be necessary for the maintenance of her health. Medical procedures not found to have significant functional value were not approved, ".
It was further noted that "contrary to the publications, the Prisons Service's response to the request for leave to appeal did not express any renewed willingness to approve the previous surgeries that the inmate sought to perform."
Meanwhile, MK Michal Waldiger put on the Knesset table a bill "denying cosmetic treatment to terrorists", according to which eligibility for funding medical treatment that improves quality of life and for providing treatment that is not included in the health basket will be denied to security prisoners.
According to MK Waldiger, Israel's prison policy regarding security prisoners is "unreasonably lenient, compared to many countries in the world," and that a professional team set up in 2009 to examine the conditions of incarceration of security prisoners before Israeli law and international law has ruled that security prisoners are granted privileges. That they have no brother or sister in the world, and that they are not bound by law.
As stated, the purpose of the bill is to establish a clear exception in the matter, in primary legislation, and to deny prisoners accused of terrorist activity against the state eligible for funding for medical care, which is defined as improving quality of life or not included in the state health basket.
"This bill does not infringe on the basic patient rights that appear in the Patient Rights Law and in international conventions to which the State of Israel is a signatory," the proposal states.
"In exceptional cases, it is proposed that the Minister of Internal Security, after consultation with the Minister of Defense, be allowed to allow a security prisoner for special reasons and exceptionally the aforementioned rights. The Minister will also submit an annual report to the Knesset Internal Security Committee."
Were we wrong?
Fixed!
If you found an error in the article, we'll be happy for you to share it with us