209 the third and last session, during which the court issued its ruling,212 acquitting them due to lack of evidence. This constitutes a failure to prosecute perpetrators or suspects in crimes of torture, and their unjustified escape from punishment. 3‐ The Role of the Interior Ministry in the West Bank Government Despite the Interior Ministry’s attempts in 2010 to work hard to stop violations against Palestinian citizens, there are still a number of steps which need to be activated and strengthened in order to stop the violations committed against Palestinian citizens or at least significantly reduce them. Resolution No. (149) issued the observance by security institutions of the optimal rules and standards on detainees, and targeted investigation and detention centers, and particularly security forces personnel, requiring them to comply with legal provisions in arrest and search and show full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The resolution included directions for the Security Services to treat detainees humanely, and that detention is to take place in facilities where all health requirements are available. It also pointed to the prohibition of any corporal punishment against inmates and detainees, as well as technical or actual participation in it. During 2010, ICHR registered more than (1,880) complaints concerning arbitrary detention and failure to follow the legal procedures set forth in the Criminal Procedure Code, in addition to the documentation and follow‐up of more than (324) complaints on ill‐treatment and torture. The conditions of detention are still quite poor, many of them not having the minimum requirements for detention centers. As for the procedures emanating from the Interior Ministry in the field of military discipline, and criminal and administrative accountability procedures against military violators, the figures and statistics announced by the Interior Ministry in the field of disciplinary procedures constitute a positive step for the Ministry's role in pursuing violations against citizens committed by the Security Services and police. During 2010, the Interior Ministry recorded (1,600) complaints filed by citizens against the military. Of the (1,600), (634) have been referred to the 212 The Special Military Court issued its ruling of acquaintance in the criminal case (10/21 special 7/9 n p x/ 2010) from Judge Brigadier Abdul Karim Al‐Masri as President, in the presence of the representative of the Military Public Prosecution and the lawyer of the deceased citizen delegated by the Court jury and in the presence of the five defendants.