Shin Bet did not have the authority, even under the defense of "necessity," to employ such methods. This ruling was hailed as landmark against using torture on Palestinian prisoners. Shabak claims it now uses only psychological means, although B'Tselem and Amnesty International continue to accuse Shabak of employing physical methods that amount to torture under international conventions. In 2015, Physicians for Human Rights–Israel noted that petitions against Shin Bet had quadrupled since 2012, and claimed that over the past several years of 850 complaints against Shin Bet for torture none had yet been investigated. It further claimed that no system of legal
The Secret Service Agent's Memories scenery of the city 18th century. The Secret Service Agent's Memories The secret service agent's memories () is a Russian historical film and TV series based on the novel by Oleg Ryaskov, who is also the director. The film depicts the adventures in of the agents of Russian secret service, The Secret Chancellery, during the 18th century. Ivan Samoilov is a sergeant from the Dragun regiment who sent on a secret mission. Semyon Plakhov is another agent who sent to the New World as part of naval expedition by order of Andrey Ivanovich Ushakov, head of the Secret Chancellery. For