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Annual Violations Report
Affidavits
Child Nadeem Zahrah
Date of birth: November 18 th , 1999
Occupation: Tenth grade student in Al-Mutran school
Place of residence: Al-Issawiya
Oz interrogation center
“Around 2 in the morning on Monday March 21 st , 2015, Israeli soldiers arrested
me from my house. After being led out of the house, one of the soldiers placed
his hand on my head and dragged me under the stairs. He then proceeded
to handcuff and blindfold me. I was walked to a mountainous area where
other detainees were held. I was forced to sit on the ground there for more
than an hour and half, during which soldiers would unexpectedly hit me with
their hands and feet on my head and across my body. The soldiers cursed at
me and my father with vulgar language as well. Following that, the soldiers
walked for ten minutes dragging me from opposite directions while handcuffed
which was extremely painful. They kept walking until we reached a gas station
where suddenly a soldier drove his knees into my back causing me a great
deal of pain. I was dragged near a car and soldiers started taking pictures with
me; when I tried to defend myself, they threatened to rape me. They tried to
force me to get into the car, and threw me on the car floor on my knees when
I refused. Along the way, the soldiers continued to hit me with their hands and
feet. Some of the soldiers were wearing reinforced plastic gloves that were
extremely painful. They kept hitting me until we arrived in Oz police station
in Jabal Al-Mukaber. They was took me out of the car and forced me on my
knees on the floor for eight hours without food or water, and I wasn’t allowed to
use the bathroom. I met with a lawyer and told him I didn’t do anything. None
of my family was present. I was taken into interrogation which lasted about
an hour, during which the interrogator accused me of throwing stones and
Molotov cocktails without any evidence. I was released at 6 o’clock into five
days of house arrest on the condition of not interacting with any of the others
who were detained along with me.”
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