Following the police espionage case: Bennett will discuss tonight the possibility of establishing a state commission of inquiry

The discussion in the Kirya will be attended by the Ministers of Justice and Homeland Security and the Attorney General.

This, following the publications about the police's alleged eavesdropping on Israeli citizens through spyware without a judge's order.

Meanwhile, the prosecution requested that its response to allegations of espionage in the Netanyahu trial be rejected

Lightning Ravid

08/02/2022

Tuesday, 08 February 2022, 13:46 Updated: 14:19

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In the video: Naomi Bennett and Netanyahu discuss 40 signatures on the NSO affair and the picture of the corona situation (Photo: Knesset Channel, Editing: Amit Berkowitz)

Tonight (Tuesday), Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will enter a discussion in the Tel Aviv Kirya regarding the publications about the police's alleged eavesdropping on Israeli citizens using Pegasus software without a judge's order.

The discussion will be attended by the Ministers of Justice and Homeland Security and the Attorney General.

One of the issues to be discussed is the possibility of setting up a state commission of inquiry into the issue.

Meanwhile, the prosecution team at the trial of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to seek to delay submitting the answer to the court regarding the use of other spyware involved in the Alps cases.

This is against the background of the publications about the police's alleged use of NSO's spyware, in order to monitor many factors, including witnesses in Netanyahu's trials.

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Former directors of government ministries: "Demand a state commission of inquiry into the police espionage case"

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There will be a discussion on the subject tonight.

Bennett at a cabinet meeting this week (Photo: Government Press Office, Haim Tzach)

Yesterday, the directors of the former government ministries, with whom NSO's spyware was allegedly implanted, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Gideon Saar, among others. The letter demanded the establishment of a state commission of inquiry. Justice, Shai BaVad, former director general of the Ministry of Finance, and the Turner Foundation, former director general of the Ministry of Transportation and Finance

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The office under me will conduct an inspection and it will not only inspect the police but also the Ministry of Justice and the State Attorney's Office.

I believe it is important to examine this issue in depth.

We will examine the boundaries of the sector in front of a state commission of inquiry or another committee that will be decided to be established. "

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