Exposure: Shin Bet chief demands Attorney General investigate 4 senior Arab politicians under caution | Avishai Grinzaig
Shin Bet chief David Zini demands Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara investigate four senior Arab politicians under caution: Ahmad Tibi, Mansour Abbas, Sami Abu Shahada, and an additional MK whose name has not been published. The Attorney General demanded evidence before approval, but none were provided except regarding the additional MK. A joint investigation team of the Shin Bet and police was established but has not yet begun operating.
Shin Bet chief David Zini demands that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, investigate under caution four senior politicians from the Arab parties. The four are: chairman of Ta'al, MK Ahmad Tibi; chairman of Ra'am, Mansour Abbas; chairman of Balad, Sami Abu Shahada (who was disqualified from running in the elections); and an additional senior MK whose name cannot be published, but regarding whom there is wall-to-wall agreement on significant evidence. The Attorney General demanded to receive evidence before granting approval, but this was not done except regarding the aforementioned MK. It was agreed to establish a joint investigation team of the Shin Bet and the police, but the Shin Bet has not yet transferred materials to the police, and the investigation has not yet begun. The article notes an embarrassing incident at a meeting where Zini struggled to remember Mansour Abbas's name.