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Serious Crimes Case (Beersheba) 20142-08-19 State of Israel v. Ibrahim Shehain - part 66

October 23, 2025
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Moreover, from a perusal of the transcripts of the dubbing carried out by the first informant (P/16-24), it appears that the informant did not impair Muhammad's ability to choose to say what was on his mind, and there was no indication of improper manipulation of Muhammad that would enable it to claim that an illegal act was carried out that impaired Muhammad's ability to speak freely.

It should also be noted that during the course of the dubbing conversation, Muhammad sounded like a verbal person who spoke freely, and it does not appear that it was the informant's improper course of action that led Muhammad to say what he said.

During the conversation with the informant, Muhammad also referred to the possibility of the existence of an informant, noting, among other things, "He calls me Muhammad... He is dubbed, I said to him, I know why? Because he came in... Anyone who comes in and says what maniacs are then dubbed..."  (P/16A, p. 51, paras. 13-22).

In these words, it is clear that Muhammad is aware of the possibility of the existence of an informant as a means of interrogation, and this indicates that he has not been deprived of his freedom of will in his words, since he is familiar with the interrogation tools and even claims to be able to identify him.

It should be emphasized that during P/17, Muhammad explicitly tells the informant, among other things, "I don't like to talk... But with you I feel comfortable with you, I swear by God" (P/17A, p. 49, paras. 15-16), and these words will also emphasize Muhammad's closeness to the informant, and the fact that he has not been deprived of the freedom to say what is on his heart.

It should also be noted that a memorandum was submitted to the court by investigator Eyal Saban, dated July 7, 2019, in which he states that on that day at 12:00 P.M. he met with the informant and told him that it was a murder case that took place about three weeks ago, coordinated a cover story for the informant according to which he was a detainee at the Rahat station for arms trafficking, he came from the north and had a partner who did not know what happened to him.  Whether he was arrested or not.  Investigator Saban described that he coordinated the codes for distress or consultation with an attorney and wrote them down in the position diary.  He also noted that the informant asked him how Muhammad behaved during interrogations and he told the informant that Muhammad was not fully cooperating, not answering difficult questions, but only what was convenient for him.  He also noted that when asked by the informant whether Muhammad was detained alone in the case, he replied that there were other detainees in the case, but did not elaborate, and coordinated with the informant that he would be "pulled" for interrogation the next day.

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