No basis for Filber allegations of sexual assault after arrest, says State Attorney’s Office

The State Attorney’s Office Central District informs Shlomo Filber, a former Communications Ministry director general and adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that no evidence has been found in a police investigation to show that Filber was sexually assaulted during a body search after he was arrested in 2018.

Filber was arrested over his involvement in Case 4000 — in which it is alleged that Netanyahu made regulatory decisions that benefited Bezeq majority shareholder Shaul Elovitch in return for favorable coverage on the Walla news website, also owned by Elovitch.

Earlier this year, Filber filed a lawsuit against the Israel Prison Service and senior law enforcement officials demanding NIS 6 million ($1.7 million) in compensation for sexual assault he said he was subjected to during a body search conducted by the IPS after he was arrested.

“The National Unit for Investigating Prison Guards of the Israel Police investigated the complaint thoroughly and exhaustively, statements were collected from all relevant IPS officials at the time, and documents that could be restored were collected,” said the State Attorney’s Office.

“After a thorough examination of all the evidence collected, the State Attorney’s Office came to the conclusion that the investigation did not reveal any basis to show a criminal offense had been committed, and therefore the case was closed.”