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On Saturday, the Internal Security Forces announced the registration of 22 wounded inside the prison, 13 of them among prisoners and 9 of its members. Noting that the wounded were transferred to a stone building that was equipped at an earlier time inside the prison, while examinations of the prisoners were being carried out.
The prison, located near Beirut, houses about 4,000 prisoners, almost three times its capacity, according to Agence France-Presse.
Abu Sharaf explained that the prison administration "I took all the necessary precautions" In cooperation with the World Health Organization, he highlighted that "The problem is that the prisoners do not cooperate with the health administration and do not comply with the necessary health measures".
In a video clip leaked Wednesday, he threatened a group of inmates in the condemned building. "By a river of blood" That does not apply "Immediate action" To alleviate overcrowding.
One of the prisoners said while standing with nearly a hundred people in an outdoor courtyard without wearing masks or social distancing. "We are dying in the heart of the prison … without care, without prevention, without isolation".
Lebanon’s prisons in general, especially the Roumieh prison, suffer from a lack of basic services and hygienic conditions. On Saturday, the interim government’s Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced that he would work with the interior and defense ministries to secure two hospitals in Bekaa and a hospital in Beirut for prisoners and detainees..
On Monday, dozens of families of Roumieh prisoners held a sit-in in front of the Palace of Justice, during which they demanded the issuance of a general amnesty law for their children, expressing their fear of the spread of the virus in prisons..
The number of Corona injuries has increased significantly in recent weeks in Lebanon. As of Wednesday night, the official number of wounded reached 26,038, of which 259 died..
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The head of the Lebanese Doctors Union indicated “more than two hundred confirmed cases of corona” inside the prison, without specifying whether the number includes security personnel..
A video clip leaked from the prison last week showed rooms crammed with inmates sleeping on the floor close to one another, not observing any social distancing.
In another video, a prisoner carries another prisoner, who said he suffers from a high fever, without being asked to treat him..
On Saturday, the Internal Security Forces announced the registration of 22 wounded inside the prison, 13 of them among prisoners and 9 of its members. Noting that the wounded were transferred to a stone building that was previously equipped inside the prison, while the examinations of the prisoners were carried out.
The prison, located near Beirut, houses about 4,000 prisoners, almost three times its capacity, according to Agence France-Presse.
Abu Sharaf explained that the prison administration “took all necessary precautions” in cooperation with the World Health Organization, but stressed that “the problem is that the prisoners do not cooperate with the health administration and do not comply with the necessary sanitary measures.”“.
In a video clip leaked Wednesday, a group of inmates in the inmates’ building threatened “a river of blood” unless “immediate action” is taken to ease the overcrowding.
And one of the inmates said while standing with almost a hundred people in an open-air courtyard without wearing masks or social distancing: “We are dying in the heart of the prison … without care, without protection, without isolation.“.
Lebanon’s prisons in general, especially the Roumieh prison, suffer from a lack of basic services and hygienic conditions. On Saturday, interim government Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced that he will work with the Interior and Defense Ministries to secure two hospitals in Bekaa and a hospital in Beirut for prisoners and detainees..
On Monday, dozens of families of Roumieh prisoners held a sit-in in front of the Palace of Justice, during which they demanded the issuance of a general amnesty law for their children, expressing their fear of the spread of the virus in prisons..
The number of Corona injuries has increased significantly in recent weeks in Lebanon. As of Wednesday night, the official number of wounded had reached 26,038, of which 259 had died..
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