On 16 October, 2007, HaMoked – Center for the Defence of the Individual filed a Habeas Corpus petition to locate a detainee who had been held at Kishon prison and transferred to an unknown location. The prisoner was located following the filing of the petition, yet HaMoked requested the Court compel the State to address the relief sought on matters of principle and order it to record where prisoners in its custody are located in real time. The Court accepted HaMoked's request and on 5 November, the State Attorney's Office filed a response on behalf of the military and the Israel Prison Services (IPS).
In their response, the Respondents quote the IPS Commissioner's Order which regulates the processing of detainees transferred from police custody to the IPS. In its response dated 6 November 2007, HaMoked clarified that all the detainees whose matters were raised before the Court had been transferred between IPS facilities, a fact which invalidates the legal basis on which the State rested its arguments.
Moreover, the State's response notes that a special team was set up for the purpose of examining the issue of detainee records in the various prisons. This is insufficient. HaMoked requested the Court order the State to submit a supplementary notice within 60 days, in which the Respondents would provide details on the examination's team, its conclusions and what actions were taken by the Respondents to apply them.
To view HaMoked's response to the State's response dated 6 November 2007 (in Hebrew) 
