Attorney General issues unusual statement: No one will be investigated without evidence
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara issued a statement stating that citizens and elected officials cannot be investigated without evidence. She noted that any body with justifying evidence is welcome to present it. The statement claims the Shin Bet has delayed the investigation for two days by failing to transfer collected evidence to a special team. This team was established based on a recommendation by Justice Sohlberg and works with police under State Attorney's Office supervision.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara clarified that citizens and elected officials cannot be investigated without evidence justifying such an investigation. "If the Shin Bet or any other body possesses evidence warranting an investigation, it is welcome to present it. Anyone who needs to be investigated will be investigated," a statement issued on her behalf said. The statement also alleged that the Shin Bet has failed for two days to transfer the evidence it collected to the special investigative team established on the recommendation of Justice Sohlberg, in cooperation with the police and under the supervision of the State Attorney's Office, thereby delaying the investigation.