'r9r-. SENE (Senegal) (interpretatlon from French): you mentioned that youyourself were unable to conprete your atudies because you eere sentenced toinprlsonnent. How nany years alid you actually spenO in prison? - rrT!? lrrrNEss (lnterpretatlon from Arabic): Ten years and tbree monrha,after ehich I hras etpelled to Jordan," (A/AC.L4S/RD.42Ll 51. rn his statement before the speciar connlttee, Mr. Abdur Aziz sbahin, ehospent 15 years in reraeri prrsons (see para'. 302-l{ beloe), informed the speclalConmittee that the detention of nlnora $ag not uncomnon. Another eitness, thelaeyer Mr. Ja,ad Bouros' addressing hlmself to the sane subject stated in thecourse of his testinony: "-.. grhat surprised me nost uas that r net a prlsoner aged 14 years uhoras detalned rith adurts over z0 years, This ie strictly plohibited by alrIaws, even those appltcabl.e in Israel; peopl.e under lg nay not be helaltogether $lth adurts. But in Ar Farara r met ,Jehad Hamed ,taradat, eho wasborn in 1970. r also net Anar'Ar.1 Kheiredatin Barham, L4 r/2 years orar, beingheld with adurt prisoners. !{hen ,tehad entered the roon where r was. he idassmoking a cigarette. I said to hin, rJehad, you are still young, you are notmore than 14 year6 old, so lrhy ato you snoke?r Be lookeal at rne surprised, andanahlered, Inhat elEe can f do? Thie is hord llfe goes here. r n... he was born in 1g70 and according to rsraeri r.a* he shourd not havebeen kept in prison with adulta, He nas charged in l9g4 ... accused of taklngpart in tt and throoing stones at rsraell cars. arehad nas detained for norethan 4 1/2 months. He drd not confesa to tbe charge, but he was accused byanother person eho trrice failed Co turn up at a court hearing. ...,,(A/AC. r45,/RT.4t2)