" ... The proposed amendment will allow the court to get an impression in the closest way possible – to an indirect impression – of the manner and circumstances of the defendant's confession, and thus will enable both better protection of the defendant's rights, and greater efficiency in examining the evidence brought before the courts, which means an improvement in the court's ability to reach the truth, and even a saving of time and resources... How were these words said and what did the suspect look like when he gave the confession? The court will also be able to judge whether the defendant was "led" by the interrogators' questions to answer what he answered or was asked only clarification questions, and it will also be possible to get an impression of the defendant's situation and the way he speaks regarding his clarity of mind and understanding of his interrogators' questions.
... The proposed amendment constitutes an improvement in the protection of the rights of the accused, and prevents, or reduces, the possibility of errors, misunderstandings, or deliberate errors, and thus improves the court's ability to reach the truth on such a central question in criminal law.
It is proposed to videotape confessions of defendants in offenses punishable by ten years in prison or more, due to the importance, significance and severity of the sentence accompanying the question of the admissibility of confessions in these trials.
... In Israel, the problem is particularly acute, due to the halacha according to which a confession can be obtained without independent assistance, and that the "something" needed to support it may be a matter that is entirely within the investigators' knowledge.".
In the framework of criminal appeal 323/84 Shriki v. State of Israel, IsrSC 39 (3) 505, 517 (1985), it was held:
"The recording not only accurately preserves the verbal aspect of the utterance, but also the accompanying signs (the tone of the statement, hesitation, anger, etc.) as well as the words of the interlocutor of the utterant, and in this way it "speaks for itself." In this way, the court is given additional tools to closely assess the credibility of the witness, the correct meaning of his words and their truthfulness."