Ex-Netanyahu Aide Braverman to Face Charges in 'Night Meeting' Affair
Translated & summarized from Channel 13 by baba
Tzachi Braverman, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, is expected to be indicted for fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of justice related to a "night meeting." The decision comes after a hearing and phone location data reportedly supporting Eli Feldstein's account. Braverman faces a separate protocol falsification case. The "night meeting" allegedly involved Braverman asking Feldstein about his knowledge of a classified leak investigation.
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- Former Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman likely to be indicted for fraud and obstruction.
- The charges stem from a "night meeting" concerning a classified leak investigation.
- Phone location data reportedly supports Eli Feldstein's version of events.
- Braverman faces a separate case for alleged falsification of protocols.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu's testimony was sought but faced delays.
- The investigation concerns a leak to the German newspaper Bild.
Tzachi Braverman, the former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, is likely to be indicted for fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of justice in connection with the "night meeting" affair. The decision by the Justice Ministry follows a hearing Braverman attended about a month ago, five months after he was summoned. Phone location data reportedly supports Eli Feldstein's account of the events.
Braverman is also involved in a separate case concerning the falsification of protocols, with disagreements within the Justice Ministry regarding the expected decision. The Attorney General had previously authorized taking open testimony from Prime Minister Netanyahu in this matter, but police faced delays in obtaining his statement. Consequently, the Attorney General decided not to wait for Netanyahu's testimony and to proceed with indicting Braverman, pending his hearing.
The "night meeting" affair allegedly occurred in October 2024 when Braverman learned of a secret investigation into the leak of classified information to the German newspaper Bild. He then allegedly asked Eli Feldstein, who was a media advisor to the Prime Minister, to meet him urgently at the Kirya base in Tel Aviv. They met late at night in Feldstein's car in the Kirya parking lot, where Braverman read him a list of names, including Sergeant Major Ari Rosenfeld, and asked if Feldstein knew any of them. Braverman also inquired if the investigation was related to Feldstein or himself, suggesting he could "turn it off" if it was. Feldstein denied any connection.
Later, the investigation became public with the arrest of Feldstein and Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld was charged with leaking the classified information to Feldstein, who was then accused of passing it to Bild along with others. The police decided to forgo raw interview material from Feldstein following a Supreme Court ruling. Braverman's lawyers stated this was a wrong decision that perpetuated a great injustice.
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