Smotrich says leak of detainee abuse video ‘tip of the iceberg’ of corruption in justice system

31 October 2025, 1:22 pm

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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a Religious Zionism faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the leak of the Sde Teiman detainee abuse video, with the approval of the IDF’s military advocate general, is just “the tip of the iceberg” of what he calls the “corruption” of the justice system, and vows to fix it.

In a post on X, Smotrich lists several points that include: demanding an “independent and impartial investigation” into the matter; suggesting it is “not the only lie and cover-up”; demanding immunity for the officer who “revealed the truth”; and calling for a military advocate general to be appointed from “outside the system.”