In blow to Levin, High Court rules state attorney can handle Sde Teiman leak probe
The High Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected efforts to disqualify state prosecutors from being involved in the investigation of a leak of a highly controversial video from the Sde Teiman military prison showing the alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee in 2024.The 2-1 ruling said State Attorney Amit Aisman can investigate the leak of the video, rejecting Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s attempts to keep the case out of the hands of state prosecutors amid his ongoing conflict with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who supervises the State Attorney’s Office.Despite a police finding that Baharav-Miara was uninvolved in the affair, Levin has accused the attorney general of having a conflict of interest in the case. The justice minister made that claim because her office oversaw an internal probe into the leak that recommended not opening a criminal investigation into the matter.That source was later revealed as ex-military advocate general Maj. Gen.…
The High Court of Justice ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that State Attorney Amit Aisman can investigate the leak of a controversial video from the Sde Teiman military prison, rejecting Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s attempts to disqualify state prosecutors. The video, from 2024, allegedly showed the abuse of a Palestinian detainee. Levin had accused Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of a conflict of interest, despite police findings clearing her. The leak was admitted by former military advocate general Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who intended to support the abuse investigation. Aisman is expected to file indictments against Tomer-Yerushalmi and other military prosecutors suspected of the leak and cover-up.
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