Israel places Palestinian prisoner under administrative detention on day of release after 12 years in prison
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Israeli authorities issued a six-month administrative detention order against a Palestinian prisoner on the day he was scheduled to be released after spending more than 12 years in prison, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said Thursday.
In a statement, the nongovernmental group said Israeli intelligence issued the order against Mohammad Ahmad Abdel Wahab al-Madani, 32, from Askar refugee camp east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, after he completed his sentence.
Israel uses administrative detention to hold Palestinians without charge or trial, based on classified files, with detention orders renewable for repeated periods.
Al-Madani had been due to complete his original 12-year jail sentence on May 30, 2026, the society said.
Israeli authorities brought another case against him during his detention, extending his sentence by two additional months and imposing a fine, it added.
Al-Madani’s family went Wednesday to a military checkpoint to welcome him back, before his lawyer informed them that Israeli authorities had issued a six-month administrative detention order, preventing his release, the group said.
