Israel extends the detention of Mallorcan Reyes Rigo until the 10th.
Following several group deportations, six members of the Sumud Global Flotilla remain detained in Israel's Ketziot prison.
PalmAn Israeli court in the southern city of Beersheba on Wednesday extended the arrest of Mallorcan Reyes Rigo, accused of biting a prison official, until October 10. The activist She was arrested by Israel on October 1 while traveling aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla..
Rigo is the only one of the 49 Spaniards traveling aboard the flotilla with humanitarian aid for Gaza who remains detained in Israel for biting a prison official last Sunday, according to Israeli police.
The Balearic activist was scheduled to appear before the police again this Wednesday and was expected to be released. However, during his speech in the plenary session of Congress, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, reported that "she is still being held and will have another hearing." He specified that the Spanish consul in Tel Aviv was able to speak with her and is also in contact with her family.
According to the Israeli mediamako.co.ilDuring her interrogation, Rigo stated: "The guards attacked me. I fought back. They beat me. They dragged me by force. I had no other choice."
Meanwhile, Spanish activist Alejandra Martínez explained, upon arriving in Spain after her deportation, that the latest information about Rigo is that on Sunday night she was taken from the room with "extreme violence."
After several group deportations, six members of the Global Sumud Flotilla remain detained in Israel's Ketziot prison, including Rigo.
Israel began deporting activists of various nationalities to Turkey last Saturday, and early this morning, it intercepted boats from a new squadron, the Freedom Flotilla, and arrested around 145 people after they were intercepted by the Israeli navy.
The new flotilla
Furthermore, Albares explained that the eight Spaniards traveling aboard the new flotilla that Israel intercepted in recent hours in international waters as it headed for Gaza will receive "full consular protection."
"They will follow a protocol similar to that followed by the first flotilla," he added. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spared no effort to ensure their freedom as soon as possible," he emphasized.
He had previously reported that the consul had traveled to the Israeli port of Ashdod, where the flotilla members will be transferred, in order to provide them with the necessary care.