State tells High Court conditions at Sde Teiman are greatly improved, only 24 being held there

The state tells the High Court of Justice that it has greatly improved conditions at the now notorious Sde Teiman detention facility, and that standards of medical care and the provision of food comport with relevant government regulations.

According to the latest submission to the court in response to a petition from human rights groups calling for the facility to be shuttered due to the allegations of severe abuse against Sde Teiman inmates, there are now 24 detainees being held at the detention center, down from 28 at the beginning of August.

Of those however, 10 were brought to Sde Teiman in the last four days, seven of whom are still in the process of “preliminary in interrogation” and are being held in restraints, meaning either handcuffed, blindfolded or both.