The court granted the request of the detainee who was handcuffed to his bed and ordered his release: a man arrested on suspicion of vehicle offenses as well as violent offenses was hospitalized with his hands and feet shackled to his bed. The defense filed a petition against the shackling and a police officer responded that the police have the authority to handcuff a detainee to his bed, but Judge Ilan Sela emphasized to the officers that contrary to the police officer's statement, a detainee should not be shackled without fear of escape.
This is a car thief who drove it without a license. According to the police, when officers ordered the petitioner to stop, he tried to flee using the vehicle, collided with a police vehicle, resulting in police officers being injured. He then tried to flee from the officers on foot, according to police, and attacked them with an iron bar. Shortly before his arrest, the suspect was taken to the hospital, where he remained for four days, handcuffed to his bed with his hands and feet.
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The detainee turned to the Public Defender's Office and asked for its help in removing the restraints from his hands and feet, since there was no risk On the same day, the Public Defender's Office, through attorney Ashraf Hassan, filed a prisoner's petition, in which it requested that the petitioner be released from his shackles. The District Court requested the police's response, and before the scheduled response date, in less than two hours, the petitioner was absorbed by the IPS and transferred to the Marsh Medical Center.
Although under the circumstances the petition was allowed, Jerusalem District Court Judge Ilan Sela chose to address the claim of the police officer, who noted in his response that the police have the authority to handcuff a detainee, as long as shackling him does not impede medical operations, and that the purpose of shackling him is to prevent escape or endanger civilians and police officers.
Justice Sela emphasized that contrary to the police's position that: "A detainee should not be shackled to his bed when there is no fear of danger and escape," and added that "in light of the document submitted by Shaare Zedek Hospital regarding the medical condition of the petitioner, who is unable to move, I am not convinced that there is any substance in the respondent's response."
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