AG expected to file indictment against PM’s chief of staff in coming weeks – report |
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is reportedly expected to announce her decision to file an indictment, subject to a hearing, against Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, in the coming weeks.
According to a Channel 12 report on Saturday, police have completed their investigation into Braverman, who is suspected of having interfered with an investigation into Eli Feldstein, a former spokesman for the premier, over his alleged leak of a classified document to the German newspaper Bild.
Braverman has been appointed as Israel’s next ambassador to the United Kingdom. A judicial order banning him from leaving the country has been annulled, but he would be required to return should the police request that he do so. It is unclear how a potential indictment could impact the appointment.
Despite his proximity to the case, Netanyahu has not given testimony to investigators.
At the end of February, Baharav-Miara approved summoning Netanyahu to give testimony, Channel 13 reported at the time.
According to the Saturday report, police made repeated efforts to coordinate with the premier, allowing him to pick any date and time for the testimony and noting that the interview would not take more than a couple of hours, but never managed to bring him in.
The case has been passed to the........