The Minister of Justice asked the head of the ACA to investigate the conduct of GLC journalist Amir Avagi, after information was published that embarrassed him • Smutrich: "'Knight of freedom of expression' shuts mouths"

Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn addressed the head of the ACA, General Moti Almoz, with a request to check the conduct of Gali Tzahal and the head of its news department, Amir Ivgi, regarding the transfer of the response to the "Nissenkorn case" to journalist Erel Segal.

Minister Nissenkorn presented the reform in the DIP // Photo: GPO

In a letter sent under the headline "Conduct of the head of Gali Tzahal's news department, Amir Ivgi," it was alleged, among other things, that Segal tweeted the details of the inquiries and responses to Gali Tzahal in Nissenkorn's case, without mentioning Gali Tzahal or Ivgi, and even though nothing was reported on the station's platforms.

The letter further stated: "In a short time, the said tweet of Segal was published on the Twitter account of the Likud party. It follows from the above that while the inquiries in the case of Minister Nissenkorn were submitted on behalf of the "IDF Wave System", the responses sent on their behalf were transmitted and served as another entity that is not one of the station's staff. "

"The sequence of events in our case raises concerns that in this case the Gali Tzahal brand, the station's resources and its soldiers were used for the purpose of clarifying details and publishing them by another party, which is not related to Gali Tzahal. Since this is alleged to deviate from basic norms of journalistic ethics, A qualified person will investigate the case. "

MK Bezalel Smutrich responded in a tweet on his Twitter account: "The Minister of Justice, the 'Knight of Democracy and Freedom of Expression', the 'guardian of the walls' of democracy, demands to investigate a journalist who embarrassed him a bit and shut him up ... The irony was never suicide by jumping from a taller building ".

Reward Minister of Justice, "Knight of Democracy and Freedom of Expression", "Guardian of the Walls" of democracy, demands to investigate a journalist who embarrassed him a bit and shut him up ... The irony was never to commit suicide by jumping from a taller building ... https://t.co/ SxQ3C5JjhI

- Bezalel Smutrich (@bezalelsm) August 24, 2020