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  Video testimony: Police officers severely beat and abuse a detainee, November 2005

In November 2005, the Israeli police arrested Iyad Shamasneh, resident of East Jerusalem. He was suspected of transporting Palestinian workers who had been staying in Israel without permits. Police officers took Shamasneh to a police station in which he was severely beaten and abused. Eventually he was released with no legal action taken against him.

Length: 3.40 mins

 
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Written testimony of Iyad Shamasneh
Background on the beating and abuse