Ref: 22/2011

On
19 February 2011, members of the national intelligence agency of Israel (Mossad)
kidnapped Derar Mousa Yousef Abu Sisi, 42 while he was in the Ukraine. Mr. Abu
Sisi is the Director of the Operations, Department in Gaza Power Generation
Plant. Mossad then transferred Abu Sisi to Israel. Abu Sisi is currently being
detained in Ashkelon prison. Yesterday, 20 March 2011, a lawyer from the
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) managed to visit Abu Sisi for the
first time.

Abu
Sisi told the PCHR lawyer that on 19 February 2011 he was travelling by train
from Kharkov to Kiev to meet with his brother Yousef who was coming from the
Netherlands. Abu Sisi stated that three persons, two in military uniforms,
entered his room on the train. They asked him to show his passport but he
refused. Then they threatened him and forcefully took his passport. They forced
him to get off the train at the nearby station of Poltava. At this time he was
handcuffed and hooded. He was transported in a car to Kiev. Once in Kiev he was
held in an apartment where there were another six persons who introduced themselves
to be members of the Mossad. Abu Sisi said that the Mossad members immediately
questioned him and then flew him by plane. The flight lasted between four and
five hours before landing in a place unknown to him. Approximately thirty
minutes later, they took off again and the flight lasted for approximately one
hour. Upon landing Abu Sisi found himself in Israel. Abu Sisi told the PCHR
lawyer that he was denied contact with a lawyer for fourteen days. This denial
was extended for another eleven days. He said that he was placed under
intensive interrogations and that he was denied his legal rights.

 It should be noted that the Israeli security
authorities imposed a media blackout regarding the kidnapping of Abu Sisi and
prevented lawyers from visiting him to check on his health and provide legal
assistance during the second period.

After
knowing the details from Abu Sisi, PCHR has doubts about whether there was
collusion from international parties in the kidnapping. Especially as Abu Sisi
was not legally arrested by Ukrainian authorities and he did not have any
appearances in domestic courts. PCHR has concerns over the deterioration of Abu
Sisi’s health and notes that he has cholelithiasis and he takes blood thinning
medicines. He is experiencing serious psychological problems after going into
long and continued investigation sessions. PCHR calls for the immediate release
of Abu Sisi.