Ben-Gvir revokes law on early release of Palestinian prisoners
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The decision is part of Ben-Gvir's efforts to suppress Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a rally with supporters in the illegal Israeli settlement of "Sderot", on October 26, 2022 (AFP)
Israeli occupation Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir revoked on Saturday a law on the early release of Palestinian prisoners, in a new punitive measure that adds to a series of restrictions targeting prisoners.
The decision is part of Ben-Gvir's efforts to suppress Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons, as the original law was previously put in place with the aim of reducing the number of prisoners due to the lack of space in prisons.
It is noteworthy that the early release law was a procedure by which the Israeli occupation prisons administration releases Palestinian prisoners before the end of their sentences by days or months. It included prisoners with sentences under 10 years, excluding prisoners with life sentences and those whom the occupation authorities describe as "security" prisoners.
According to this procedure, 21 days were used to be deducted from the sentence of prisoners who are sentenced to one year, and 2 to 3 months from those sentenced to two to four years.
It is noteworthy that ever since he took office, Ben-Gvir has been pushing for more repressive measures against Palestinian prisoners, tightening the noose on them and subjecting them to harsher living conditions.
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