Israeli court orders release of British citizen who confessed to Hamas links ‘under duress’

‘A British citizen was freed by an Israeli military court after a judge ruled that his confession had been extracted under physical and psychological duress, and without access to a lawyer.
However, Faiz Mahmoud Ahmed Sherari, 49, remains in custody pending an appeal by a military prosecutor.
The presiding judge said Sherari, who was accused of acting as a courier for Hamas, had been subject to “prolonged painful shackling [and] threats,” according to the Guardian.’
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