Mustafa Dirani
Mustafa Dirani (
Captured by Israeli forces in 1994, Dirani was held until a 2004 prisoner swap.[2]
Biography
Dirani was taken from his home in
Israel believed that Dirani had exclusive knowledge concerning the whereabouts of
Dirani alleges that he was sodomized and tortured by his Israeli captors. He testified in an Israeli court to this abuse.
In January 2004, in a German-mediated prisoner swap, Dirani, along with 22 other Lebanese detainees, about 400 Palestinians, and 12 Israeli-Arab prisoners, was released in exchange for the bodies of three Israeli soldiers and abducted Israeli businessman
References
- ^ "Liban: L'attente continue pour les familles de détenus et de disparus" (PDF). Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l'Homme (in French). 2001. p. 8.
- ^ Lebanese guerrilla abducted by Israel, Tom Hundley, 22 May 1994, Chicago Tribune
- ^ Middle East International No 476, 27 May 1994, Publishers Lord Mayhew, Dennis Walters MP; Editor Michael Adams; Gerald Butt p.7
- ^ "Israel to Release Lebanese Prisoners". news.bbc.co.uk. 18 April 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Hizballah Leader Says Israel Tortured Him". ihrc.org.uk. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Militant Says He Was Abused by Israel". phillyburbs.com. 3 March 2004. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Facility 1391: Israel's Secret Prison". theguardian.com. 14 November 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Obeid, Dirani to be Allowed Red Cross Visits". mia.org.il. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Bob, Yonah Jeremy (15 January 2015). "Supreme Court: Lebanese terrorist can't sue Israel for interrogators' alleged rape, torture". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Mid-East Prisoners Welcomed Home". news.bbc.co.uk. 29 January 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
- Mustafa Dirani v. Israel, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/2002/77/Add.1 at 8 (2000). 13 April 2000.