About a month before I was arrested Israeli soldiers came to our house at around 2:00 a.m. They banged loudly at the front door. My father answered and a soldier told him to come out of the house with me. When we went outside the house a soldier told us they knew that I took part in demonstrations and that I cause trouble in the village. He told us he wanted to give me one last chance and that if I didn’t stop participating in demonstrations they were going to put me in prison. The soldiers then left.

 

On 22 August 2015, I slept over at a friend’s house. At around 2:30 a.m. the soldiers banged at our front door. When my father answered they gave him a summons for me to go to the police station in the settlement of Ariel later that day.

 

My father and I went to the police station as ordered. We were there at around 8:00 a.m. At around 10:00 a.m. we were taken to a waiting room where we waited for about an hour. Someone took my photograph and my fingerprints and a saliva sample. I was then taken for interrogation.

 

The interrogator did not allow my father into the interrogation room even though he asked to attend. Before starting to interrogate me the interrogator told me I had the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. He then called a lawyer and allowed me to speak to him. The lawyer told me not to be afraid and that he would see me in court.

 

The interrogator showed me a photograph of someone at a demonstration but I told him it wasn’t me. He accused me of lying and accused me of throwing stones at soldiers and of throwing tear gas canisters back at soldiers. When I denied the accusation he raised his voice at me saying I had to confess otherwise he was going to send me to prison. The interrogation lasted about 30 minutes. In the end the interrogator printed out my statement in Hebrew and asked me to sign it but I refused.

 

I was then taken to another room where I was handcuffed to the front. I sat on the bed. I wasn’t given any food or drink and I wasn’t allowed to use the toilet. I remained in the room until around 10:00 p.m. I was then shackled and put in a troop carrier. The carrier drove for about two hours to Ofer prison, near Jerusalem. At Ofer I was strip searched and taken into Section 13.

 

The following day I was taken to Ofer military court. A lawyer was there but not my parents. The court decided to release me on bail and asked that my parents pay NIS 1,000. I was released on 23 August 2015, and I went home with my father. We arrived home at around 11:00 p.m.