הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

The letter is on behalf of a security prisoner, Mahmoud Abed Elaziz Switi, a resident of Hebron, who has been detained since 1 February 2007 and held in incommunicado detention since the time of his arrest. The GSS used a deception ploy during his interrogation in which it dressed his father in detainee clothing and presented him to Mr. Switi as a detainee who is undergoing a harsh interrogation. Mr. Switi’s wife was also shown to him, apparently also while wearing detainee clothing. Following this “charade”, Mr. Switi attempted to commit suicide and began a hunger strike. The HCJ advised the above human rights organizations to file a complaint to the Attorney General against the use of this interrogation method by the GSS.