Israel High Court Denies Bid to Probe Alleged Torture by Shin Bet

Group of Shin Bet interrogation subjects dissatisfied with the way their complaints had been handled were among the petitioners.

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The High Court of Justice has denied two petitions to instruct Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein to launch a criminal investigation into every complaint about the Shin Bet over torture or abuse of suspects during interrogation.

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