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The original investigation by Ms Perry concluded there was "credible evidence" Lowe and his staff mistreated in ways that "seem to amount to harassment".

"He is in solitary confinement, but he's in good condition and has not been mistreated so far," he told us.

As well directly mistreating staff, Ms Perry said Lowe failed to "address the alleged toxic conduct" of male colleagues in the office, and refused to act on complaints.

But it does cite statements from Israeli ministers who defended soldiers who were accused of severely mistreating a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman military base last year.

In 1978, Congress created two new agencies to hear and resolve claims from federal employees who said they had been mistreated, demoted or fired for improper reasons.