The chairman of the government inspection committee to investigate the escape of the terrorists from Gilboa prison alludes to the reason for the escape of the terrorists at the hearing today (Tuesday): "The failure to transfer them from wing to wing as stipulated by the order was an influential factor in their escape.
If they had moved the security prisoners according to the orders, there would have been no escape."
As proof of his words, he presented a document written by a warden with the rank of rabbi on April 28, 2021, in which he demanded to do "root treatment" in the framework of which security prisoners had to move between the wings to prevent the possibility of them planning some kind of coordinated escape.
But in practice nothing is done.
"It's really amazing" he said and held his head in disbelief.
This is the third day of the testimony of SHBS Commissioner Cathy Perry, who said during the hearing in reference to the Ketbi report, which contains recommendations to make the prison conditions of the security prisoners worse: "Prisoners are a significant factor in the security situation of the country. The SHBS can do whatever the political level will impose on him, but he is not alone in the business.
After the "Wall Guard" operation, the Shin Bet, police and PT realized that the Shin Bet could not deal with the security consequences alone. Unfortunately, to this day we have not been able to separate the prisoners from the "Wall Guard". Some of them are still sitting together with the security prisoners.
"The SBS commissioner would have blamed the prison commander in any case"
The chairman of the government inspection committee to investigate the escape of the terrorists from Gilboa Prison hinted yesterday that he believes that if the committee had not been established - the Commissioner of the Prison Service would have placed the responsibility for the incident on the commander of Gilboa Prison and his subordinates only, and not on higher ranks in the Security Service.
The chairman of the committee, retired judge Menachem Finkelstein, said these things to Commissioner Rabbi Gondar Kati Perry, who found out the other day that shortly after the escape incident, Minister of Internal Security Omar Bar-Lev informed her that he preferred that the incident be investigated only by the Israel Defense Forces - but He retracted it 48 hours later and decided to establish the inspection committee.
Chairman of the committee Menachem Finkelstein, photo: no credit
Following her words, which caused bewilderment among the members of the committee who were not aware of it, yesterday the chairman of the committee told her that "when you found out the secret you did not say it happily, it's a shame it didn't happen.
I say that if this had happened, that the commission would have investigated, it would have ended with the results of Freddy (Ben Shetrit, commander of Gilboa prison, AS) and below."
The commissioner replied: "I never said 'Freddy and staff,'" but the chairman commented: "When we pressed, my lady, you said, 'maybe also the headquarters officers of the district.'"
The committee feels that the commissioner and two gundars she appointed, her deputy and the district commander, place the responsibility for the escape on Ben Shatrit.
Perry, for her part, presented examples that the threat of escaping through the tunnel was taken into account before the escape from Gilboa prison.
were we wrong
We will fix it!
If you found an error in the article, we would appreciate it if you shared it with us