89 Many of the detainees held by the Security Services suffered from the great distances between the detention locations and their places of residence, causing parents to suffer. And in a number of cases, the families were not able to visit their relatives because of the distance. When a detainee requested a transfer to a more proximate place, the argument was that because of the difficulty of security coordination, the transfer process required time. Citizen Rafat Mohammad Shawabkeh from Hebron, held by the Preventive Security Service in the city of Jericho, reported that it was a burden for his family to visit him because of the great distance and heavy financial costs. 6‐ The Right to a Lawyer ICHR faced the problem of its delegates not being allowed to visit detainees who had been in detention for 14 days, which constitutes a clear violation of Article (103) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The article stipulates that “it is permissible for the prosecutor in criminal cases and for the interest of the investigation to decide to prevent contact with the accused detained for a period not exceed ten days, renewable for one time.” This prohibition does not apply to lawyers who may contact their detainee at any time, without restriction or censorship. Islam Abu Aoun’s father reported, for example, that his lawyer was prevented by the Military Intelligence Service from seeing his son. 7‐ Family Visits to Detainees Many families were prevented from visiting their sons, especially in the initial days of detention. This was justified under the pretext of maintaining investigative procedures, not influencing the course of proceedings, and placing the detainee in difficult conditions by recognizing that not allowing the visit would give the detainee a push towards a purpose or objective in the investigation stage. Bashir Abdel‐Karim Omari’s father reported that the Preventive Security Service had prevented him from visiting his son held in its custody. Yahia Awad’s brother reported that he was prevented by the General Intelligence Service from visiting his son held in its custody. Also, Mohammad Rashid Zayoud’s brother reported that the Military Intelligence Service prevented him from visiting his brother held in their custody. 8‐ Detention Without Indictment