JERUSALEM: Israel’s army opened an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian held at a detention camp for prisoners captured in the course of the Gaza conflict, it mentioned on Monday (Jul 29), drawing an outcry from right-wing protesters and politicians.
The army mentioned its Advocate Common had ordered the inquiry “following suspected substantial abuse of a detainee”. It offered no additional particulars.
Military Radio mentioned army police had proven up as a part of their investigation on the Sde Teiman detention web site the place about 10 reserve troopers had been suspected of abusing a prisoner captured from an elite unit of the Palestinian group Hamas.
Rights teams together with the Affiliation for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) have alleged critical abuse of detainees on the camp, a former army base within the Negev desert, which Israel has introduced shall be phased out. The army had beforehand introduced it was investigating allegations of abuse.
Because the army police arrived on the camp, quite a lot of civilian protesters, together with far-right members of parliament, gathered outdoors, denouncing the investigation of troopers they mentioned had been doing their obligation. Some tried to interrupt into the bottom.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant denounced the break-in try.
