הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

High Court Judges to the Military Advocate: ReValuate the enditment charges in the Na'alin case

The day the petition was filed, HCJ Justice Ayala Procaccia issued an interim injunction restraining the military prosecutor from proceeding in the case against the Lt. Col. Borberg and the soldier who fired the shot in Ni'lin and issued an order nisi demanding the State to submit within 21 days its response explaining the nature of the indictment. A hearing on the petition will be held before the end September.

At a hearing held on 13 February 2008, the commander of the detention facility told the Court that arrangements had been made to ensure that the request of any detainee to go to the toilet will be met immediately at all times. The respondents’ attorney added that should any problem arise, each detainee would have the right to turn to the detention facility commander regarding the matter.