AG’s office says probe into leaking of Sde Teiman video opened after new info received

The Attorney General’s Office says a criminal investigation into the leaking of a video from the Sde Teiman detention facility — which apparently shows guards severely abusing a Palestinian security detainee — was opened after new information was recently received regarding the leak.

The investigation is being conducted by the investigations and intelligence branch of the Israel Police, supported by the State Attorney’s Office.

Channel 12 News obtained and published security camera footage of the incident, prompting calls for an investigation into how the video was leaked to the outlet.

An indictment was filed against five IDF reserve soldiers in February this year for beating and assaulting the prisoner after he was brought to the detention facility in July 2024, leaving him with severe injuries, including broken ribs and an internal tear in his rectum.