The authopsy of Arafat Jaradat, a 30 years old male from the village of Sa’ir in Hebron, has revealed he has died on Saturday 23 February 2013 of “extreme torture in Israeli custody” while imprisoned in Israel’s Megiddo prison.
On Saturday, Israeli authorities reported he died of a heart attack. However, the autopsy concluded his heart was perfectly healthy and revealed several broken bones and damaged muscles all over his body.
He was arrested the night of 18 February 2013 for allegedly being involved in the stone-throwing that had wounded an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank.
Jaradat’s wife Dalal reported that when he was detained he was allowed to return to his home for a moment to say goodbye to his family. She considers this to be an indicator that his death in the prison was premeditated.
He was since then interrogated and tortured by Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, also known as the Shabak.
He leaves two children and a wife, who is expecting a baby this June.
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