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Situation of the Flotilla Soumoud Activists
It is possible that the same repatriation measures applied to the Flotilla Soumoud activists, arrested by the Israeli forces, will be applied to all, according to lawyer Najet Hedrich, a member of the legal assistance team for the Flotilla.
In a statement to the TAP on Friday, the lawyer recalled that the morale of the Flotilla members is good, except that they did not receive food or water throughout Thursday.
Efforts to Protect the Tunisian Citizens
She added that she had sent a correspondence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from the first days of the departure of the ships towards Gaza, to inform them of the presence of Tunisians on board the flotilla, providing a detailed list of names and requesting their official protection.
There is coordination and cooperation with the Tunisian authorities to monitor their situation, she assured. A very small number of participants signed the request for immediate departure, reported Me Hedrich, specifying that signing the immediate release form and purchasing return tickets allows for faster procedures.
Detention and Release Procedures
In the absence of this signature, the law of the Israeli entity allows for detention for 72 hours (three days). On the other hand, Jawaher Chenna, a member of the organization committee of the Maghrebian Flotilla, affirmed that no Tunisian, among the passengers of the Flotilla, signed the request for immediate departure.
Presence of Lawyers and Next Steps
Me Hedrich emphasized that the lawyers were present at the port of Ashdod from 6:00 am on Thursday and that the hearing sessions started at 2:00 pm and lasted 15 hours. The lawyers were not able to contact all members of the flotilla.
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