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How the ABC unmasked Ben Zygier as Israel’s notorious ‘Prisoner X’ | Foreign Correspondent (2013)

It was a fiercely protected state secret in Israel. No-one dared speculate openly about the identity of an infamous mystery prisoner or even enquire about what he may have done. A blanket suppression order was issued on The Case of Prisoner X, even after his equally mysterious death in custody.
So who was he and what could he have possibly done to be jailed in a super-secure, stand-alone cell in a prison where his guards didn't even know his name? This Foreign Correspondent investigation uncovered the trail from Israel all the way to suburban Australia.
This Foreign Correspondent story was originally broadcast as “Prisoner X – The Australian Connection” on 12 February 2014.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
02:28 – Inside Ayalon
05:20 – How the Story Broke... and Was Shut Down
06:45 – Bill Van Esveld: “It’s Not an Excuse”
08:20 – Worldwide News and Gag Order
09:36 – Warren Reed’s Perspective
10:39 – The Suicide
12:44 – The Australian Connection
14:36 – Making Aliyah and Serving the IDF
16:58 – Fraudulent Passports
18:19 – Who is Ben Alon Zygier?
20:49 – Death Certificate
22:32 – Customary Law, breached and blocked
24:35 – Bob Carr and Foreign Relations
25:44 – Mr. Allen and a Story Never to be Told
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