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A member of the submarine investigation committee retired for fear of a conflict of interest
The Ministry of Defense announced that "although it did not personally touch on the procurement procedures in question," Yael Grill decided not to take part in the committee's activities.
Israela Friedman, who worked in the Procurement Administration at the Ministry of Defense, will replace her in the position.
The first committee hearings will be confidential to the public for information security reasons
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Amir Bohbot
Friday, 27 November 2020, 13:48
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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)
Yael Grill, one of the members of the committee set up by Gantz in the Ministry of Defense to investigate the submarine affair, withdrew from it "in order to remove any fear, even remotely, of conflicts of interest" - the Ministry of Defense announced today (Friday).
This, according to the ministry's announcement, "even though it did not personally touch on the procurement procedures in question."
Yael Grill, former director of procurement at the Prime Minister's Office and director of the economic unit of the director of procurement at the Ministry of Defense, was appointed to the committee, along with Maj.
The committee will be chaired by retired judge Amnon Strashnov.
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Brill and Gantz (Photo: IDF Spokesman)
The committee will be replaced by Israela Friedman, who worked in the Ministry of Defense's Procurement Administration, including as head of the Supply, Equipment and Materials Division and in various other positions in the Ministry of Defense, including as head of the manpower unit in the delegation to New York and head of weapons, land and tanks.
The review committee will begin its activities on Tuesday, and will meet three times a week.
Strashnov has decided that the first committee hearings will be closed to the public, for reasons of information security, but it is possible that they will be opened later when they deal with non-classified issues.
This is despite the fact that Ganz has previously announced that the hearings will not be classified, and that "the committee's conclusions will be made public to the public."
The issues to be examined by the submarine inspection committee
The procedure in the procurement procedures of the protective ship Saar 6 and the submarines
Work interfaces between all parties involved in procurement (defense system, Prime Minister's Office and the National Security Council)
Areas of responsibility of the IDF in the procurement procedures of the defense establishment
The status of intermediaries in procurement and export transactions of the defense system
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 appears that will be invited indicate: former Defense Minister Ehud Barak, head of the political-military former Defense Ministry Amos Gilad and Defense Ministry Director Former Dan Harel.
In his statement on the establishment of the inquiry committee, Gantz said that the rate schedule of four months for submission of the final report The Minister emphasized to the committee members that they were required to "carry out their work independently, without the involvement of the political echelons."
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