Part 3 105 interviewing techniques that use “forced nudity”, isolation, blindfolding and sleep deprivation, among others. 3.5.5 Torture and Ill-treatment are Ineffective Case Study – Miscarriage of justice* As part of a campaign launched by a terrorist organization, two bombs explode in two crowded public places in the centre of a city. Twenty-one people are killed and more than 160 injured, many seriously. A third device, also placed in the city centre, fails to explode. On that day, five men are stopped by the police at a ferry port. They left the city shortly before the explosions. They are on their way to attend the funeral of a member of the terrorist organization involved in the bombings. When questioned by the police at the port, they do not reveal the true purpose of their journey. While they are questioned and searched, the police receive the news of the bombings. The men are then taken to the local police station for forensic tests and further questioning. The forensic tests on three of them appear to show that they handled explosives. Police claim that one of the men confessed while they were being held at the police station. The men later allege that they were beaten at the police station. The following morning, the five men are handed over to police from the city where the bombs exploded. A sixth man, who saw them off at the railway station, is arrested that same day. They are all questioned at length, without being allowed to see lawyers. Five of the six men sign statements admitting they planted the bombs. Their confessions are contradictory, however, and do not add anything to what the police already know about the bombings. At their trial, the men withdraw their confessions and allege that they were obtained as a result of ill-treatment. They state that their ill-treatment consisted of sustained punches and kicks, blows from batons and burning with cigarettes, as well as sleep and food deprivation. They were also subjected to psychological pressure, in that they were told that mobs were surrounding their houses and threatening to kill their wives and children. One man was told that his family would be protected only if he signed a confession. The men add that