End of inadmissibility for Tel Aviv.
The Court of Appeal of L'Aquila, in central Italy, refused this Wednesday to extradite to Israel a Palestinian detained in this city, because he would risk suffering "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or other acts of violation of human rights,” according to the verdict.
This Palestinian, Anan Yaeesh, has been detained since January 29 after Israel filed an extradition request "due to Anan's alleged participation, from Italy, in a group that worked in the refugee camp in Tulkarem”, in the West Bank, his lawyer Flavio Rossi Albertini told AFP.
“Overcrowding, physical violence”
The Court of Appeal also cites reports from NGOs “trustworthy on the international level such as Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch (…) referring to conditions of detention in Israeli prisons that are too difficult for Palestinian citizens, characterized by overcrowding, physical violence, poor hygiene conditions and lack of care, which subsequently deteriorated with the ongoing conflict.”
🔴 The appeal of Aquila says that Anan Yaeesh was not broadcast on the other side of #Israeli who suffered torture and other abuse and also our report in merit.
Negata la scarcione per altre indagini en corso en Italia.
https://t.co/zAdQbqAgg6
— Amnesty Italia (@amnestyitalia) March 13, 2024
Furthermore, extradition is not possible because Anan Yaeesh "is being criminally prosecuted by the L'Aquila public prosecutor's office for the same facts which are the basis of the Israeli extradition request", adds the Court.
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Two other Palestinians were arrested Monday in L'Aquila, suspected with Anan Yaeesh of "criminal association for the purposes of terrorism", according to a police statement.
The three men are suspected of having “planned attacks, including suicides, against civilian and military targets in foreign territory”, according to the press release, without specifying which country was targeted.