"I am not saying that we are free of mistakes" • He is tired of talking about Netanyahu's files • And the decline in public confidence in the prosecutor's office is the fault of politicians • Tomorrow in "Shabbat": Shai Nitzan in a special retirement interview

• State Attorney Shai Nitzan // Photo: Efrat Eshel

Exactly one week after his retirement, there is little evidence that Shi Nitzan has taken off.

He moves, insists, and argues, but stares impatiently at the wall clock, complaining that he has "no power" whenever the prime minister's case comes up. "Because some are already possible."

Photo by Shmuel Buchris

You are aware of a crisis in the public's trust in you.

"I agree that our trust in us has gone down, but for a very specific reason, I know what we are. We are investigating and prosecuting people with a great deal of media power and influence who attack us daily. The incessant beating and assaults crush and break the level of trust."

So you have no part in having confidence in you.

"The main source of our trust in us is that we insist on being an independent prosecutor, not afraid of anyone and" dealing with "very strong, strongest people who attack us to defend themselves, and have a lot of sympathizers. , Which the public trust in us has been greatly damaged. Thousands times. I am not saying that we are free of mistakes. "

In the endless drip, were there no leaks from the prosecutor's office? From the police?

"The police are not my organization, and I believe it has not leaked. The corporate culture of the prosecution is incisive and unequivocal against leaks. This is not our way of working. To tell you that no lawyer has ever spoken to a journalist about himself and never a lawyer has leaked. Way to say. I have not conducted any investigations into the matter. We are not conducting criminal investigations into leaks. "

About the Minister of Justice Nitzan says: "Minister Ohana is front-attacking the prosecutor's office without ever exchanging a word with me for his allegations. Before he, as a justice minister, strongly criticizes the prosecutor's office in the media, should he not speak to me first? ? "