Article #21 Even though I had met with the AB, I was still adamant about meeting with a lawyer. I had two reasons for wanting a lawyer. The most important reason was to get independent advice. Up till then, everything I knew was what the ISD officers told me. Whether it was about being able to speak the truth during mitigation, that I would be released if I followed what they told me to do, the threats on my wife and children or the processes of detention and release, I was totally dependent on my captors.