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Monday, December 9, 2024
After 1.5 months in detention, Netanyahu aide Feldstein accused in leaks case is sent to house arrest
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Eli Feldstein, a key defendant in the Prime Minister’s Office classified documents leak scandal, is released to house arrest after some 45 days in detention, his lawyer confirms to The Times of Israel, as journalists at the scene photograph him exiting the jail facility along with his parents.
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Feldstein, an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been held in custody since he was arrested on October 27 on suspicion of leaking highly classified military intelligence. He was charged in November with leaking classified information in order to harm state security.
The Tel Aviv District Court said today that Feldstein, could be released to house arrest with an electronic monitoring device.
Under the terms of his house arrest, Feldstein is prohibited from using a telephone or electronic communication of any sort, and the Supreme Court ruled that security services are entitled to intercept any form of communications he might conduct if they suspect that he is violating the terms of his house arrest.
Feldstein is also barred from leaving the country and has been ordered to surrender his passport within 48 hours through a designated third-party guarantor.
