Conditions worsening at Jazan deportation center

By MUHAMMAD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS

JEDDAH: The Supervisor General of the National Society for Human Rights in Jazan, Ahmad Al-Bahkali, said the health conditions of many inmates in the main deportation center in Jazan was poor.

Five Ethiopian detainees died of suffocation in the center last week due to overcrowding. Hygienic conditions have deteriorated as well.

“The disease-breeding situation in the center persists,” Al-Bahkali told Arab News on Saturday by telephone. “The situation in the detention center should be reviewed. Basically the facility was meant for the detention of illegal foreigners for a limited number of days before their deportation to their native countries. But now many inmates who entered the country illegally have to stay in the center for longer periods because of various reasons.”

Director General of Health Affairs in Jazan Muhsen Tubaiki said on Saturday that a detailed report on the health situation in the deportation center was submitted to Jazan Gov. Prince Muhammad bin Nasser.

He added that 21 sick inmates were taken to various hospitals. A medical team under him visited the jail and set up a small medical center in the jail on Friday.

“Out of the 21 sick inmates sent to hospital, seven were discharged after treatment while 13 cases are still in the Jazan General Hospital and another one at King Fahd Central. We are also making more efforts to make regular medical checkups of the inmates in collaboration with the immigration authorities in Jazan,” the official said.

The deportation center receives a number of overstayers each day, mostly Yemenis and Ethiopians.

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SYED

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This worst happened with me too.i born in Saudi Arabia and was having valid id<iqama> my sponsor reported runaway worker and i was never runaway i am Indian national and many Saudis are studying here in university should i treat them how i have been treated in Saudia.
Ask these student how the people , government and law and order agencies respect them ,we don't respect them for money or anything else , we respect them as they are guest in our country ...</iqama>

AHMED

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I have never heard any person from rich country that been deported from Saudi Arabia. Why do they mistreat and deport people from poor country... is this their Islam... Saudi Arabia Islam sucks...

ABDUL

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This is against humanity, chrisitian countries treat humans like humans, yet a Muslim country like saudi arabia treat humans like animals, they throw them all in a small cell where you cannot even breath, what kind of people do you call yourselves, they die struggling to find end meet in this life, but you will pay the price at the end.

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So much for Muslim behaviour...

AMBER

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I was once in Saudi Arabia and got deported because I am from somalia. . Few years laters i came back with a British passport and they could not wait to hug me.
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