Twenty -six Italian activistswho participated in the shipment Global Sumud Flottillaallowed the last hours to Rome and in Milan. Other 15 refused to sign a statement, which states that they violated its territorial waters Israeland they are going to face trial and are then expected to be deported.
In their statements to the press, at Fiumicino Airport, Rome, activists complained that in the Israeli prisons, during their three days of detention, the rules of the rule of law were violated and suffered physical and psychological violence.
“They left us without water and, mocking us, they drank in front of us. We stayed under the sun for hours, the worst treatment was suffered by the Tunisians and the Palestinian members of our mission, “said the Italian cook Lucas Viani.
“Basically, we were fasting. Women got even worse treatment, while there were few beds in our cells. We were brought in a brutal way, “said Central -Left Regional Advisor Paulo Romano, a member of Flottiilla.
Carlo Alberto Biasoli, a Ravena -born activist, added that “the prisoners remained immobilized, with their hands tied, covered and forced to sit for hours on the floor.”
Source :Skai
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