West Bank rape case: Lie detector test of Palestinian suspect was not done in Arabic - Haaretz West Bank rape case: Lie detector test of Palestinian suspect was not done in Arabic - Haaretz Posted: 24 Jun 2019 12:56 PM PDT The polygraph test police gave to Mahmoud Qatusa, the suspect in the rape of a seven-year-old girl from a West Bank settlement, was in Hebrew and not in Arabic, his native language. During the first test, conducted at the settlement's police station five days after his arrest, he was asked whether he raped the girl and answered in the negative. The examiners decided it was impossible to achieve unequivocal results and later conducted a second test with the same questions, in which they said he was found to be lying. His attorney Nashef Darwish said that although Qatusa speaks Hebrew, the fact he was not tested in Arabic is further proof of negligence by the investigative team. "It's clear to all that such a t...
