Election Probe Information Not Yet Evidence, Says Top Judge
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, stated Thursday that the Shin Bet's investigation into suspicions surrounding the 26th Knesset elections is ongoing but lacks concrete evidence. He criticized the leak of classified information to the media, warning it jeopardizes the investigation's security elements. Sohlberg also clarified that the Attorney General's office had not rejected Shin Bet's requests.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Election probe information has not yet matured into concrete evidence, according to Judge Noam Sohlberg.
- The Shin Bet is continuing its investigation into suspicions related to the 26th Knesset elections.
- Judge Sohlberg noted some suspicions are very serious.
- He stated the Attorney General's office did not refuse Shin Bet's investigation requests.
- Sohlberg condemned leaks of classified information, warning they harm the investigation.
The Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, announced Thursday that the Shin Bet's investigation into suspicions related to the 26th Knesset elections is ongoing, but the gathered information has not yet matured into concrete evidence. In a letter to committee members, Sohlberg stated that some of the suspicions are very serious. He also noted that he did not find the Attorney General's office to have refused any investigation requests submitted by the Shin Bet. Sohlberg sharply criticized the leak of a classified legal opinion to the media before it reached the committee, warning that such leaks harm the investigation and its security aspects.
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