Probe into leak of Sde Teiman footage triggered by failed polygraph test — report

New details revealed by Channel 13 news indicate that the decision to open a criminal investigation into the leak of footage purporting to show IDF guards abusing a Gazan prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention facility stemmed from a failed polygraph test by a senior figure in the IDF military prosecution.

According to the report, the official underwent a routine Shin Bet-administered polygraph unrelated to the Sde Teiman affair. When the individual failed the test, questions were raised, and new Shin Bet chief David Zini was alerted.

Zini relayed the findings to IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, per protocol, with the latter then transferring the material to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who convened a meeting with her senior staff.

Following that discussion, the attorney general reportedly decided to open the criminal investigation into the suspected leak.