The witness, Mr. Abu Salah: I, honestly don't see in which interrogation it was and I don't remember exactly in which interrogation it was, but if it was really it was probably in response to something he did, if I told him he was a drug dealer because he was a drug dealer, if I told him he was a criminal because he was a criminal, I didn't tell him that just because I wanted to insult him,
The Honorable Judge Shitrit: And what about the other expressions?
The witness, Mr. Abu Salah: And if I said to him a poop boy, I don't remember it, I don't usually use such expressions, if I said it might be something after a certain behavior of his, but I.
The Honorable Judge Hellman-Neusbaum: Still, what Judge Sheetrit says is that you and he are not in the same balance of power beyond the fact that he is under investigation on suspicion of a very serious offense.
The witness, Mr. Abu Salah: I can point out that I am personally throughout the investigation, especially in my relationship with (The Defendant) I behaved so well to him, I even remember that during his arrest hearings, the lawyer (unclear) who was the driver of the hearings sends me messages on SMS, the judge refers to your attitude towards(Defendant) As a paternal attitude, to that extent, I believe it appears in the protocols, I personally in my attitude throughout the interrogations I behaved towards him, both in the trip, in the food, everything, "
(See p. 62, line 15 to p. 63, line 7).
It is evident that throughout the interrogation process, with all its various links, the interrogators did not make explicit threats against the defendant. At the same time, we are concerned with long and exhausting interrogations, during which the interrogators tried, several times, to break the silence of the defendant, by means of repeated questions and even by stating that although it is his right to remain silent, it is preferable for him to give a version because if he does not give a detailed version, then his later version will be considered a suppressed version that will not be able to help him. In addition, on more than one occasion, the interrogators approached the defendant and called him insulting nicknames such as; "Criminal and "behaves like a criminal", "Kaka boy" and other nicknames, as I discussed above. It should be noted here that the work of the researchers in this context is like walking on a thin line between the forbidden and the permissible. It should be emphasized that the interrogators tried with all their might to get the defendant to speak and give a version. However, in vain. The defendant remained steadfast in his position throughout the interrogations (except for the dubbing process that was discussed in detail above), he maintained his composure and adhered to the right to remain silent even while demonstrating a contemptuous attitude toward the interrogators.