When the accused becomes the victim: Have we forgotten why Tsarfi is behind bars?

Reporter Milen Amar criticizes the shift in public discourse from Agam Tsarfi's problematic behavior in prison to her rights as a detainee, emphasizing that prison is not a summer camp and that crossing boundaries must have consequences.

Reporter Milen Amar argues that following the publication of footage showing the treatment of Agam Tsarfi in prison, public discourse has shifted from the acts for which she is detained to her rights as a detainee. Tsarfi, accused of murdering her partner Benyahu Razi, was transferred from Neve Tirza Prison to Abu Kabir Prison after the Israel Prison Service claimed she crossed boundaries. Amar emphasizes that the presumption of innocence is not a presumption of immunity, and that prison is not a summer camp. She condemns the reversal of discourse, where the accused becomes the victim, and reminds readers of Razi's family. The article justifies the publication of the footage as a message about governance and boundaries.

When the accused becomes the victim: Have we forgotten why Tsarfi is behind bars?