Israel's Justice Ministry Probes Data Leak of Missing Mother and Daughter
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Israel's Ministry of Justice is investigating a leak of personal data and video recordings concerning Mali and Liel Yahalomi, a mother and daughter who were reported missing in Austria and later found to have traveled to Argentina. The Privacy Protection Authority suspects the police may have been the source of some leaked information, which included interrogation videos and private details. The authority has tasked the Police Commissioner and a unit head with conducting the probe.
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- Israel's Justice Ministry ordered an investigation into leaked personal data of Mali and Liel Yahalomi.
- The mother and daughter were reported missing in Austria but had traveled to Argentina.
- Leaked data includes interrogation videos, private correspondence, and financial information.
- The Privacy Protection Authority suspects police may have leaked some of the information.
- The Police Commissioner and a unit head are tasked with conducting the probe.
Israel's Ministry of Justice has ordered an internal investigation into the leak of personal data and video recordings belonging to Mali and Liel Yahalomi, a mother and daughter who were reported missing in Austria in August. The Privacy Protection Authority within the Justice Ministry is leading the probe.
The Yahalomis were later found to have voluntarily traveled to Argentina and returned to Israel the previous week. According to the authority, some of the leaked materials appeared in media and social networks after the women were located in Buenos Aires on August 14.
Gilad Samama, head of the authority, stated that certain publications may have violated police instructions and lacked legal basis. The investigation also aims to determine if the police themselves were the source of some of the leaked information.
The leaked data includes videos from the women's discovery and interrogation, as well as details about their private correspondence, financial status, movements, and use of artificial intelligence tools. The authority has called on Police Commissioner Danni Levi and the head of the relevant police unit, Georgiy Kevorkyan, to investigate the circumstances of the publication and report their findings.
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