How often do you hear someone be labeled "Prisoner X"? Well that's exactly what's in the news as information on the imprisonment of a man identified as Ben Zygier in Israel unravels. Ben, an Australian born man, committed suicide while imprisoned in 2010.
What makes this case interesting is that not only was Zygier given a false identity, but his charges were never made public (though it's speculated that he was accused of security offences). Not to mention Zygier, an immigrant to Mossad, had simply "disappeared" one day and wound up dead another.
But the real mystery in this is how Israel dealt with the situation. When the story began to make its rounds, a media gagging order was sent out, something very rare and only issued in special cases concerning national security. It was only after the intervention of multiple parties that possess parliamentary immunity to bring up the issue and allow the media to cover it.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr demands that Israel provide information on
Prisoner X to find out how Ben Zygier ended up like this. One can only hope this is an isolated incident, and if not, expose more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21495073
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