Key figure in PM graft case promised no criminal sanction to turn state witness

Hadashot television news reveals new details about the state’s witness agreement signed last night with suspended Communications Ministry director-general Shlomo Filber, who has become a key witness in the bribery case known as Case 4000.

Filber’s state’s witness agreement, according to Hadashot, protects him from criminal indictment, specifying that he can only face a disciplinary process in the Civil Service Commission, which does not have the power to imprison. He also agrees to a permanent suspension from the public service.

According to sources, the generous agreement, despite the suspicions that he facilitated systematic bribery, is due to Filber’s willingness to cooperate fully with the investigation and the importance of the information he is able to provide prosecutors.

Filber is a key witness in the Bezeq bribery scandal that has also embroiled former Netanyahu adviser Nir Hefetz, Bezeq CEO Stella Handler and Bezeq owner Shaul Elovitz.