AG backs law enforcement over arrest of soldiers at Sde Teiman, says allegations must be probed

By Jeremy Sharon

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29 July 2024, 5:36 pm

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Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives at a Jerusalem Day conference at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara defends the law enforcement agencies that ordered and carried out the arrest of IDF soldiers at the Sde Teiman detention facility on suspicion of abusing terrorist detainees, saying that the army must act in accordance with the law and suspicion of criminal behavior must be investigated.

“I give my full backing to the Military Advocate General, the law enforcement agencies in the IDF, and the Israel Police, who are working professionally and fairly for the sake of abiding by the law,” says the attorney general.

“The law enforcement agencies are obligated to examine suspicions of criminal activity,” she adds.