"Het alleged that he was present at an interrogation in which Captain George inserted a baton up a suspect's rectum. After Het spoke with Rish, Het was apparently questioned under caution by the Israel Police, meaning the police were considering criminal charges against Het.
Captain George, who has never been questioned, now works as Arab affairs adviser to the head of the Jerusalem district police. George is expected to file a lawsuit against the army, which chose not to renew a contract with him due to the complaints against him.
Deputy State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan opened the investigation against Het following a complaint against Captain George in 2007.
The investigation was conducted that year and was closed in 2008 for several reasons. Het, who was surprised to learn that he had become a criminal suspect, retracted the most important allegation of his account. Prosecution was also barred for not having been pursued in time, and friction between Het and Captain George cast doubt on the reliability of the complaint.
An associate of Captain George told Haaretz on Thursday that allegations of improper interrogation methods against Dirani or Iraqi refugees would not be successful and were an effort by senior officers who were aware of the unit's interrogation methods and approved them." (thanks "Ibn Rushd")
