One of the Jewish Duma suspects finally released
The government is torturing these innocent Jews because they are part of the Hilltop Youth – while Arab terrorist murderers are walking free.
The courts ordered the release of one of the Jewish suspects in the lethal Duma arson case on Tuesday, but after the Israel Prison Services (IPS) delayed his release despite the order, the court forced them to comply.
Lod District Court ordered the suspect, whose identity remains under a media gag order, to be released to a 10-day house arrest.
After being held for 29 days – during the first 20 of which he was denied legal consultation – police asked to extend his arrest based on alleged involvement in an unrelated quarrel with Bedouin shepherds two years ago, in a request thrown out by the court.
However, the Honenu legal aid organization representing the suspects reported the IPS was refusing the order to release him, as State Attorney Shai Nitzan had a request issued to have the release delayed while submitting a petition. The group argued the delay was illegal, and apparently the IPS finally relented and released the man from the Lod District Court.
Attorneys reported that the suspect testified he was subjected to torture, including “violent shaking, hitting, banging his head against a wall, stretching his head back until he vomited, and sleep deprivation for entire days.”
His family released a statement shortly after the court ruled to release him, saying, “the entire argument in the court throughout stages of the arrest was that they’re dealing with a ticking bomb as it were, and it was a lie from the beginning and they led the court, the politicians and the public astray.”
“We call to establish a parliamentary investigation committee to examine the video tapes from the interrogation so that the truth behind the claims of torture will reach the light,” added the family.
