Issawi may have brain damage

Doctors supervising the health condition of hunger striking prisoner Samer Issawi said he suffers from heart weakness and rhythm disorder and the possibility of brain damage is very high, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club on Sunday. PPC Attorney Jawad Boulus said, in a press conference, that Issawi is facing the possibility of sudden death as he refuses to take any Pro-biotic supplements and only accepts to drink water and sugar. Boulus said that Issawi’s heart rate is 30 beats per minute. Issawi refused to take health supplements as a response to preventing him from setting on a chair that was placed next to his bed and cuffing his right leg from 8:00 AM till 8:00 PM, which caused him severe pain and prevented him from sleeping. Boulus, who  visited Issawi earlier today in Kaplan Medical Center, stated that doctors are very concerned about a further deterioration in Issaw’s health, especially after the recent alarming reports. Boulus expressed his refusal of the prison administration’s unethical practices and called to end all the deliberate harassments of Issawi.