Laayoune (occupied territories), Jan 2, 2010 (SPS) - The family of Sahrawi political prisoner Sheikh Amidan, in the occupied city of Laayoune, was brutally attacked by the prison director, Abdalilah Azenfuri and a group of his staff, during its visit to its son, serving a five-year prison sentence the carcel negra (Black Jail).
According to Sahrawi human rights sources, sister of political prisoner Sheikh Amidan, Aziza, and Uncle Hasan Amidan were subjected to ill-treatment, beatings and insults.
The same source said the attack resulted in injuries to Aziza at the back and she and her uncle were prevented from visiting her brother or delivering to him thing that he needed in this terrible prison, which lacks the most basic humane living conditions.
062/090/TRA 021030 JAN 09 SPS
