Father of eight Mohammed Ghannam lost his ability to speak after less than 48 hours in the custody of the Palestinian Authority Preventative Security Forces.
Ghannam, 43, who works as a muezzin (crier responsible for calls to prayer) for the Ministry of Religious Endowment, was previously arrested three times by the Israeli occupation and twice by the Palestinian Authority (PA). The second time he was arrested by the PA, he was released after two weeks, only to be arrested again the same day by the Israeli army, which sentenced him to 25 months based on his political affiliation. He was released in October 2012.