Activist wants Israeli officers charged over GSF volunteer mistreatment
A rights activist has called for Israeli government officers to be charged following allegations that Malaysian volunteers who were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) humanitarian mission to Gaza were ill treated while in custody.
Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture (Madpet) spokesman Charles Hector said the Malaysians and other volunteers were treated like undocumented migrants who had entered Israel without permission, adding that this was baseless.
“We cannot ignore the fact that they are all victims of serious crimes and violation of human rights – abduction, kidnapping or worse, human trafficking,” he said in a statement.
Reports also claimed that the GSF vessels had been intercepted in international waters, against international maritime law.
Hector said such crimes against Malaysians could not…
