Shin Bet Chief Reassigns Election Influence Probe, Sidelines Critics
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Shin Bet Director David Zini has reassigned a sensitive investigation into suspected foreign election influence, removing officials who questioned the scope of the case. The probe will now be led by staff officer Y, overseen by Zini's deputy N, who previously worked with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The investigation was moved from the department handling Arab affairs to a different division, with Y also awaiting a promotion decision.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shin Bet Director David Zini removed critics from a foreign election influence investigation.
- The probe was reassigned to staff officer Y and moved from the Arab affairs department.
- Zini's deputy N, who worked with PM Netanyahu, will oversee the investigation.
- An investigation department head, C, was removed for questioning the case's severity.
- Y awaits promotion approval from Zini and Netanyahu.
Shin Bet Director David Zini has removed senior officials who disagreed with his assessment from an investigation into suspected foreign influence on elections. Zini decided to transfer the investigation to a staff officer identified as Y, and to take it out of the department responsible for Arab affairs, which was originally tasked with managing it. Y, a respected service member from a different division with no prior experience in investigations or with the Arab population, will lead a joint Shin Bet and police investigation team. Y is also awaiting Zini's decision on his promotion to department head, which requires Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approval. Among those removed from the investigation is the head of the investigations department, identified as C, a highly regarded department head who questioned the severity and potential implications of the alleged actions. Additionally, Zini appointed his deputy, N, who previously worked with Netanyahu, to oversee Y and the investigation team's activities, despite N also lacking experience in such investigations.
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