On 11 November 2015, I was shot in the leg by Israeli soldiers while I was near the entrance to Qalandia refugee camp where I live. I was taken to hospital for treatment. My leg had to be put in plaster and I had to use crutches.

 

On 19 November 2015, my father was detained while crossing Qalandia checkpoint on his way to work. The Israeli commander told him he had to bring me to see the commander the following day. He gave my father a document saying I was summoned at 9:00 a.m. the following day and that if I didn’t show up soldiers would come and arrest me from home.

 

On 20 November 2015, I went with my father at 9:00 a.m. to meet the commander at Qalandia checkpoint as ordered. Soldiers took me and my father into one of the back rooms and searched us. They made us wait for about an hour and then a commander took both of us to a shipping container where we waited for about three hours. Nobody spoke to us or told us anything.

 

The commander himself then showed up with his laptop and started to interrogate me. He did not tie or blindfold me. He then asked my father if he wanted to attend the interrogation and my father said yes. The interrogator told him he could stay if he promised to remain silent the whole time.

 

The interrogator started to question me without informing me of any rights. He accused me of throwing stones at soldiers. I told him this was not true. He then showed me photos of boys from the camp on his computer screen and asked me to identify them. He also wanted me to say they took part in throwing stones at soldiers with me. I told him I didn’t know any of them. He then questioned me about my leg and wanted to know the cause of the injury and why I used crutches. He asked me whether I was injured during clashes. I told him I injured my leg playing in the alleyways of the camp.

 

He then told me I had to confess to throwing stones. I denied the accusation and refused to confess. He then asked me to leave the room. I later found out that after I left the room he told my father that he had to prevent me from taking part in demonstrations, otherwise he was going to put me in prison. He also showed my father some pictures and wanted him to say I did take part in throwing stones. My father told him this was not true. Then he told my father he wasn’t going to release me until my father brings a medical report proving I injured my leg while playing.

 

I waited on a chair outside and there were soldiers who were making fun of me including female soldiers. The commander then ordered soldiers to search me and to check my fingers because he claimed I used sling shots. He wanted to see if there were any marks on my fingers. The soldiers searched me and then they spoke to the commander who told me he was going to release me this time.

 

The commander said that if I ever throw stones again he was going to arrest me. The commander wrote down my statement but he did not ask me to sign it. I was released two hours later and I went home with my father at around 3:00 p.m.