Shin Bet Chief Refuses to Share Foreign Influence Probe Materials
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Shin Bet Director David Zini is refusing to hand over election influence probe materials to the police, contrary to a prior agreement. He allegedly wants to investigate Arab lawmakers without evidence, while bypassing senior officials. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara stated that investigations require evidence.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shin Bet Director David Zini refuses to share election influence probe materials with police.
- Zini allegedly wants to investigate Arab MKs Mansour Abbas, Ahmad Tibi, and Sami Abu Shehadeh without evidence.
- Sources claim Zini is acting unilaterally, bypassing senior officials and operating "like in North Korea."
- An agreement was previously reached to form a joint Shin Bet-police investigative team.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara stated that investigations require evidence.
Shin Bet Director David Zini is refusing to transfer investigation materials concerning suspected foreign influence in elections to the police, despite an agreement reached on Sunday. The agreement, made with Election Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg, stipulated the formation of a joint Shin Bet-police investigative team to examine the information.
Sources in law enforcement stated that Zini is "acting like in North Korea" and is attempting to operate independently, bypassing senior officials within the Shin Bet and the Attorney General's office. Zini has reportedly demanded that Members of Knesset Mansour Abbas (Ra'am), Ahmad Tibi (Joint List), and Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh be investigated under caution, even in the absence of evidence against them. He also sought to investigate another Knesset member for alleged receipt of hundreds of thousands of shekels, for whom evidence reportedly exists. The identities of the lawmakers Zini wished to investigate were first reported by i24 News.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara commented that "in a state of law, citizens or public representatives cannot be investigated without evidence."
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