The storm over Eli Feldstein's public interview - Tzachi Braverman did not get what he wanted

The Supreme Court rejected a petition by Tzachi Braverman, former chief of staff to the Prime Minister, who sought to order the police and prosecution to submit a limited request for raw materials from the interview conducted by Omri Assenheim with Eli Feldstein. Justice Stein ruled that the decision of the prosecution and police not to submit a new request does not deviate from the realm of reasonableness, but noted that the path to a future request after an indictment is filed is not blocked.

The Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by Tzachi Braverman, former chief of staff to the Prime Minister, in the context of the Eli Feldstein affair. Braverman sought to order the Israel Police and the prosecution to submit a focused and limited request for raw materials from the journalistic interview conducted by Omri Assenheim with Feldstein. The interview, broadcast on Channel 12 News, sparked public and legal uproar. In a previous proceeding, the Supreme Court ruled that the raw materials are protected by journalistic confidentiality, and that the police did not meet the threshold conditions for submitting a request to obtain them. The police waived obtaining the materials and summoned Braverman to a hearing before an indictment in May. Justice Stein ruled that the decision of the State Attorney, the District Attorney, and the head of the Investigations and Intelligence Division of the Police not to submit a new and focused request does not deviate from the realm of reasonableness. However, the judge noted that the path to a future request for materials after an indictment is filed is not blocked, and such a request will be examined by the court that will manage the criminal proceeding.