(p. 503, lines 1-15).
- When the defendant was confronted with the few details that he had given in the course of his interrogations with the police, he claimed before us during his testimony that he had lied to his interrogators (p. 506 of Prut, lines 6-7). Later in his remarks, he was also asked if he had lied to the investigators, and he answered: "Yes, I was in a situation where how can I describe it, a situation that cannot be explained, I was helpless" (p. 506, line 9), "In Confusion" (ibid., line 11). Also, when asked if he had lied to his interrogators when he told them that he had not left the house all evening on the night of the murder; This is how he answered: "No, it's a complete lie because I was at S.'s all night, I slept at his place" (p. 506, line 26). Later on, on page 507 of the transcript, he reiterated that he lied when he said he was at home. (p. 507, line 17).
- Counsel for the accuser confronted the defendant/minor (who, as stated, more than once, that his meager power did not stand up to him in the face of the great and predatory power of the investigating authority), with the fact that he had resolutely lied to his interrogators (ibid., line 21). In response, the defendant said that he had undergone very difficult interrogations. (ibid., line 22). After it became clear to the defendant that his false answer had been given at the initial stage of the interrogation, and even before he had time to experience difficulties in the interrogation, he did not know how to provide a convincing answer and/or explanation.
For example:
"Q: And for most of the questions, you didn't answer at all, you maintained your right to remain silent, so I'm telling you that if you knew your rights, then why did you have to lie to the interrogators? Why did you have to tell them a story that you know is not true and that if they check it out they will find out that you are lying?
A: Because what I talked to the investigators was only after they played the voiceovers to me, I didn't give a version for the first time.