Court bars solitary confinement for Agam Tsarafi, rebukes IPS over prison video
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had defended the IPS after the footage emerged, alleging that Tsarafi disrupted order and mistreated prisoners and staff.
The Tel Aviv District Court has prohibited the Israel Prison Service from confining 19-year-old defendant Agam Tsarafi in solitary confinement and has limited her current separation to an additional six days. The court criticized her treatment in a video circulated from detention, where she was shown being physically led by officers while handcuffed.
Tsarafi is charged with the July murder of 19-year-old Razi in a Jerusalem apartment, along with four minors. The criminal case remains pending. The court's ruling pertains to Tsarafi's detention conditions rather than the charges against her, easing some restrictions imposed by the IPS. Judge Gilad Hess emphasized that the treatment against Tsarafi was excessive and harmful to her dignity.
While the court allowed continued separation of Tsarafi from the general prison population, she must be housed with at least one other detainee for a maximum of six additional days. The need for continued separation will be reassessed if no new intelligence emerges. The court largely supported the IPS's restrictions on telephone access, deeming it based on reliable intelligence.
However, Tsarafi's lawyers may request specific calls for the IPS to consider. The dispute originated after the escort video's circulation, despite the IPS maintaining it had not published the footage.
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