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Sunday, November 10, 2024
Court extends detention of key suspect in PM’s office leak scandal
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
The Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court extends the detention by four days of Eli Feldstein, a key suspect in a scandal surrounding suspicions that classified documents were mishandled by the Prime Minister’s Office, Channel 12 reports.
Feldstein was arrested on October 27. His extended detention will mean he will have been kept in custody for 18 days by the time his current period of detention expires. The police and Shin Bet may request a further extension of his custody on Wednesday.
The court also extends the detention by four days of an IDF officer suspected of involvement in the scandal, the channel reports.
Feldstein and four other suspects were arrested on suspicion of being involved in either the unlawful removal of sensitive information from an Israel Defense Forces database or of having leaked such documents to foreign media outlets as part of an alleged plot to torpedo hostage talks.
