TIED, DRAGGED AND FORCED TO KNEEL - MOHD ALAUDDIN RECALLS ZIONIST BRUTALITY

SEPANG, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Prof Emeritus Dr Mohd Alauddin Mohd Ali recounted being tied up and dragged for about 200 metres by two Israeli soldiers during his recent detention by the Zionist regime.

Mohd Alauddin, who joined the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (FFC x TMTG) mission along with eight other Malaysian volunteers, said they were all subjected to rough treatment by Israeli soldiers during their detention.

“Two Israeli soldiers caught me, twisted my arms behind my back, and dragged me for about 200 metres.

“They then ordered me to kneel for an hour. My arms were pulled so far back I thought they might break. That was the harshest treatment I received, apart from being held in a place that could only be described as a pen,” he told reporters here today.

The FFC x TMTG humanitarian mission involved about 150 activists from 25 countries on board nine vessels, including the Conscience and Umm Saad, which were intercepted by Zionist forces less than 120 nautical miles from Gaza last Wednesday. They were taken to Ashdod Port and later transferred to Ketziot Prison in Negev, Israel.

The eight Malaysians aboard the Conscience were Mohd Alauddin, who was the Malaysian delegation head, Dr Fauziah Mohd Hassan, Dr Hafiz Sulaiman, Dr Ili Syakira Mohd Suhaimi, Prof Dr Mohd Afandi Salleh, Dr Noorhasyimah Ismail, Norsham Abu Bakar and Astro Awani journalist Syafik Shukri Abdul Jalil, while another doctor, Dr Maziah Muhammad, was on board the Umm Saad.

The activists departed Istanbul aboard Turkish Airlines flight TK60 at 1.40 am on Sunday and arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 4.01 pm.

Mohd Afandi said they were ordinary activists continuing the global volunteers’ struggle to end the Zionist regime’s oppression of the Palestinian people.

“We are not heroes. We just want to show that Israel’s cruelty and inhumanity extend beyond Gaza — it affects the whole world.

“We were arrested and abducted in international waters, which is a clear violation of international law. I believe the Palestinian issue will continue to awaken global awareness of Israel’s atrocities,” he said.

Meanwhile, Humanitarian Care Malaysia (MyCARE) chairman Prof Datuk Seri Dr Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha said the struggle to liberate Palestine would continue through various means and movements.

“This mission did not have to reach Gaza to be considered a success. The moment the world began to pay attention and share concern for the plight of the people in Gaza, the mission’s objective was already achieved.

“Israel may detain the ships and imprison our activists, but the flotilla to Gaza will continue to sail — their actions will not break the spirit of solidarity,” he said.

-- BERNAMA