High Court ruling on GSS interrogation methods
Verified: Documented in primary records or confirmed by reputable inquiry/reporting.
The High Court held the 'necessity' defence cannot be a source of authority for directives permitting physical interrogation methods; it may still be available to an individual interrogator.
Documented
Israel’s High Court held that the ‘necessity’ defence cannot serve as a source of authority for GSS directives permitting physical interrogation methods; it may still be available to an individual interrogator.
Claimed, disputed or not established
The ruling concerns the legal basis for interrogation directives. It does not itself establish how any individual detainee was treated.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- Judgment H.C. 5100/94 (PDF copy) ↗https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files2/hc5100_94_19990906_torture_ruling_eng.pdf
Connected
- Section: Israel
- Agencies: Shin Bet / GSS
- Vault documents: High Court of Justice: H.C. 5100/94 (interrogation methods) ↗
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