1.   But his prosecutors opposed a court appeal for their release, saying there was insufficient evidence of the torture claims.

2.   Djukic himself did not confirm the torture claim in court.

3.   Djukic himself did not confirm the torture claim.

4.   In January, an appeals court overturned their conviction and ordered a retrial to take their torture claims into account.

5.   Messer-Harel said she could not comment on the torture claims as she did not know where the alleged incidents took place.

6.   Police denied the torture claim.