Recordings from Uriah's interrogations reveal he leaked information from the cabinet

Recordings from the interrogation of Yonatan Uriah, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspected in the QatarGate affair, reveal suspicions that he leaked information from the security cabinet. Uriah claims he acted with the prime minister's approval, but investigators present evidence that he dealt with security matters contrary to his claims.

Recordings from the interrogation of Yonatan Uriah, an advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspected in the QatarGate affair, published this evening (Thursday) by Kan News, reveal suspicions that he leaked information from the security cabinet. Uriah's defense relies on the fact that he worked as the prime minister's personal political advisor and not as a civil servant, and therefore did not have a conflict of interest when he was simultaneously employed by Qatar. In transcripts from his interrogation by Lahav 433, investigators present him with evidence that he dealt with security matters and even leaked information from the cabinet immediately after its discussions during the war. In the prime minister's testimony and Uriah's interrogation, it emerged that the prime minister himself authorized Uriah to leak security information from cabinet discussions. Uriah claims that all his briefings were done with the prime minister's approval, and that 'when the prime minister asks me to release a certain piece of information, that is not a leak.' Judge Amit Michals ruled that Uriah hid his actions and the fact that he received money to promote Qatar's interests from the prime minister. Uriah is charged with delivering secret information with intent to harm state security.