Israel "must immediately release" Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Keshek, the two activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla detained and taken to the country for questioning, said activist Greta Thunberg in a video posted on her Instagram profile.
"It has been confirmed that they were tortured," the young woman added, noting that the former is a Brazilian citizen and the latter a Palestinian "with Swedish and Spanish citizenship," and claiming that they were "detained on false charges." Thunberg also called for "immediate" intervention in their support from the Spanish and Swedish governments.
"The other day, Israel illegally intercepted over 20 civilian vessels," Thunberg also denounced, stating that some of the arrested activists, almost all of whom later disembarked in Crete, "were beaten so badly that they later had to be taken to hospital."
(Unioneonline)
