Muna has been held in Jerusalem's Russian Compound without charge since January 19. By her own account, Muna has been prevented from sleeping for 26 hours straight. The court rejected Bolous' petition, ruling that a suspect could be deprived of sleep as long as the intent was to advance the investigation and not exhaust the suspect, reported the Israeli daily Ha'aretz. The ruling has lawyers worried about what is to come. It does amount to pressure to isolate the detainee.
Israeli authorities seem unwilling to question the ongoing beating and mistreatment of prisoners.
Iz'oul was also taken to Kfar Etzion detention center, where he was beaten and had freezing water poured over his head during interrogation. Iz'oul was in bad enough condition to be taken to Hadassah Hospital for medical treatment over night. He then says he signed a false confession after a further beating. When LAW Society wrote to the Israeli attorney general requesting an investigation into the allegations, the request was refused. Now the new Likud leadership is promising to revive a Knesset bill that would legalize methods of torture when it believes a suspect has certain information.