Mistreatment of shaikh Abu Hamza in Belmarsh prison

Al-maqreze Center For Historical Studies has received a letter from the wife of Shaikh Abu Hamza, detailing the current mistreatment of shaikh Abu Hamza. We publish this letter as it is sent to us by his wife.

The letter

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to bring to your attention the current plight of my husband Abu Hamza, currently imprisoned in Belmarsh UK.

Last Tuesday he was taken from his cell without any prior notification to have an operation to amputate a further part of his arm. Firstly, I must say that the reason that his arm needed further amputation was because of the removal  of his prostheses, resulting in him constantly putting pressure on the remainder of his fore limbs. As there is no soft furnishing in his cell, he has been suffering considerable pain and discomfort.

After surgery, before he had even recovered from the anaesthetic he was returned to Belmarsh, only to be told he had to move from his cell to another one. He was so weak and unable to stand that he refused, resulting in him being put in solitary confinement. No post operative medical care has been given and the only contact he has had is when food is given to him.

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (16^th, 17^th, 18^th May) he had to attend court, despite his poor health. He was unable to contact us for 4 days and then his phone minutes were cut owing to the U.N. sanction restricting his financial allowance sent by me.

My husband says that the racist bullying and islamophobia against him have intensified making his life very difficuly. As his wife and mother of his children, I urge you to look into his treatment and do all you can to ensure he is properly treated, medically, psycologically, and physically.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Mostafa

Al-maqreze Center urges all human right organisations to intervene to in end the unjust treatment of Shaikh Abu Hamza in Belmarsh prison. We  fear that if nothing is done to end his mistreatment then his situation could worsen and he could even die in prison.

Al-maqreze Center For Historical

07/06/2007