In a clarification in response to allegations contained in a statement issued by the prisoner’s wife that her husband “suffers from shoulder pain” and “refuses to go to the outside hospital wearing the prison uniform on the pretext that it undermines his dignity”, the DGAPR specified that the person concerned has benefited from several internal examinations, including 26 times at the local Ain Bourja prison and 43 at that of El Arjat 2.
He also had access to seven analyses and five dental examinations, at the end of which medications adapted to his state of health were prescribed to him, noted the same source, adding that the prisoner was taken to an outside hospital 11 times, wearing the prison uniform and handcuffs. These security measures apply to all inmates without any discrimination, the DGAPR was keen to emphasize.
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration also stated that it is useless for the prisoner’s wife to involve the National Human Rights Council as a constitutional and national institution in this matter, explaining that this institution will not accept under any circumstances to trample on the legal and regulatory provisions governing penitentiary establishments.
The General Delegation will not fail to apply the provisions relating to the operation of accompanying prisoners to external hospitals, insisted the same source, pointing out that these provisions concern essential security measures.
The DGAPR added that three appointments were made at the external hospital for the prisoner in question during the following dates: 05/23/2023, 01/20/2023 and 05/09/2023, noting that the person concerned refused to wear the prison uniform and handcuffs on the pretext that these two measures are detrimental to his dignity.
These provisions do not affect the dignity of the residents of penitentiary establishments and serve only to ensure the operation of their transfer to external hospitals, the DGAPR continues in its clarification.
The General Delegation also recalled that the person in question had undergone a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan which showed that he did not suffer from any shoulder problems and that his state of health required drug treatment and compliance with prevention instructions.
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