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Ehud Barak and serving army officers: the senior officials who will testify in the committee for the submarine affair
The commission of inquiry announced by Gantz is expected to ask senior officials to testify before it.
The first to be summoned are employees of the Procurement Manager at the Ministry of Defense, and sources estimate that those next in line will include Amos Gilad, Dan Harel and officers in the service.
Those close to the minister: preferred to set up a state commission of inquiry, but was unsuccessful
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Amir Bohbot
Sunday, 22 November 2020, 22:12
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In the video: Ganz decided to set up a state commission of inquiry into the submarine affair (Photo: Tal Oz, Ministry of Defense)
The defense establishment is already preparing for the establishment of the government inspection committee for the submarine affair, the establishment of which was announced today (Sunday) by Minister Bnei Gantz.
The first phase, of granting the letter of appointment and authorizing the members of the committee to examine the issue, has already been carried out today by Ganz.
The next step will be to pass on a security classification to the committee members, after which they will be able to be exposed to all the materials they will seek to study, even those that contain confidential details.
Once the committee members have received all the relevant materials for review, they will study the material and decide who to call for testimony.
According to estimates, the first to testify will be the purchasing director of the Ministry of Defense, followed by personalities who held senior positions in the period attributed to the submarine affair - 2017-2009.
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Ganz and members of the committee, today (Photo: Ariel Hermoni, Ministry of Defense)
According to security sources, committee members are expected to summon officers in active service and former senior officers, as well as officials in the Ministry of Defense and current or former civil servants.
Among the senior officials who appear to be summoned to testify: Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak, former Defense Minister Amos Gilad and former Defense Ministry Director General Dan Harel.
The review committee was set up under the Government Law. This means that without government approval, it will have no powers Of a government commission of inquiry - that is, an authority to compel witnesses to appear before the commission or to hand over documents, and to impose sanctions on them if they do not do so.
There is expected to be cash to testify in the submarine affair.
Barak (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Gantz's entourage clarified that the minister would have preferred a state commission of inquiry into the submarine affair, in order to reveal the truth regarding the acquisition of the vessel.
However, because he was unable to carry it out, he decided to set up a review committee by default.
Ganz also had the option of establishing under the Military Jurisdiction Act.
Such a committee might have been more limited in the scope of its examination, as it could examine only what is defined as a "matter concerning the military," but it had powers to oblige witnesses to appear before it.
Clarified that the criminal proceeding has priority over the committee.
Mandelblit (Photo: Reuven Castro)
If a criminal suspicion is found, the committee must bring the matter to the attention of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who has the authority to decide on the issue.
In addition, the findings of the committees cannot be used as evidence in criminal proceedings.
In general, criminal proceedings have precedence over commission.
Ganz clarified this himself in the letter of appointment, and Mandelblit said the same today.
Attorney General also announced that it intends to formulate legal guidelines regarding the areas of the Commission's work to ensure that it does not "invade" areas covered by criminal proceedings.
Beyond the criminal aspect, in the immediate vicinity of the Minister of Defense hope that the Commission will lead to change. The expectation is that following the conclusions of the Commission , New rules will be established that will be required of all those involved, including the Prime Minister's Office and the National Security Council, to increase supervision and sharpen procedures in large procurement transactions such as those of submarines.
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