Sept 29, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
An
investigation by Israeli security authorities has unveiled a shocking scandal
involving five female soldiers serving in Ramon Prison in the Negev, who
allegedly had intimate relations with a Palestinian prisoner serving a life
sentence. The prisoner had been convicted for his involvement in an attack in
central Israel that resulted in Israeli casualties.
According to the Ynet website, the case came to light after intelligence information reached the Information Security Branch of the Security Service, indicating that a female soldier, a prison guard, had established an intimate relationship with the security prisoner over the past year. The investigation further revealed suspicions that the prisoner possessed a mobile phone in his cell, which he used to communicate with prison guards and exchange photos.
The website
reported physical and intimate contact, apparently consensual, between one of
the female guards and the security prisoner. The details collected by the
Information Security Branch were transferred to the National Unit for
Investigation of Prison Guards, leading to the detention of one prison guard
for questioning. Subsequently, the female soldier was interrogated on fraud and
breach of trust charges. During her interrogation, she disclosed the
involvement of four other female soldiers in similar relationships with the
same security prisoner.
The
detained female soldier, nearing the end of her military service, has been
placed under house arrest. Authorities are preparing to summon the other four
female soldiers for questioning, suspecting their communication with the same
prisoner. The security prisoner has been relocated to a separate facility and
is expected to be interrogated by the police.
Commenting
on the incident, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir
expressed shock, stating, "The shocking publication that suspects female
soldiers of having intimate relationships with security prisoners is further
evidence of the necessity and speed of removing female soldiers, our girls,
from all wings of security prisoners." He emphasized ongoing efforts to
phase out the presence of female soldiers in these wings, with the goal of
complete removal by mid-2025.
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