70 number of officers who beat a citizen73 and referred a number of its officers to the military prosecutor for investigation. It held a number of its officers for periods of time, ranging from one week to ten days, as a disciplinary penalty because of their attacks on citizens. Warnings were given for some of them, and others were referred to the military justice or to the military prosecution.74 As reported by the Interior Ministry in its response to the Commission’s letter regarding Rami Said Al‐‘Absi, a Palestinian resident of Hebron, who was shot dead by the security forces inadvertently during an armed robbery, and in light of the investigations conducted by the commission of inquiry formed by the Interior Minister, a number of military personnel accused in the incident were referred to the military justice. The mentioned was considered a martyr of the PNA. The amount of (20,000) Jordanian Dinars was paid to his family as financial compensation.75 The police apparatus affiliated with the Government in the Gaza Strip reported that a commission of inquiry was formed to investigate a citizen’s complaint, who claimed that he was subjected to abuse and torture. The inspector was condemned in this complaint and a disciplinary measure was taken against him, including deductions made from his salary, and a warning issued that he would be transferred if the event was to be repeated.76 Additionally, a police officer was placed in custody for three days as a result of his inappropriate behavior in dealing with a citizen. He was warned not to repeat such acts.77 Members of the police patrols were also placed in custody for 72 hours after being questioned about the beating of a citizen during his detention.78 Conversely, ICHR’s researchers reported some worrying findings as well. In their field visits to the detention places affiliated with the Palestinian Security Services and the Police Apparatus in the West Bank in 2010 affidavits of some detainees, reported their detention quite negatively. Several said “they were exposed and others to acts of torture and ill‐treatment, such as being placed in a painful position on a chair, severely beaten, deprived of sleep for hours long, or putting a 73 Police letter on the response to a number of complaints submitted by ICHR no. A 15/1629, dated 05/08/2010. 74 Police letter on the response to a number of complaints submitted by ICHR no. A 15/2286. 75 See ICHR’s statement on the killing of Rami Al‐Absi on 02/05/2010, and the Security Aid to the Interior Ministry no. (250) dated 29/06/2010. 76 See police response dated 26/04/2010. 77 See police response no. 16/43/2173 dated 27/05/2010. 78 See police response no. 85/47/1590 dated 22/04/2010.