Chief prosecutor Amit Aisman cleared to oversee Sde Teiman leak investigation, High Court rules
Police reported in February that they had completed their investigative work, although the majority assumed for the purposes of the ruling that the investigation itself had not formally concluded.
The High Court of Justice has ruled that Israel's chief prosecutor, Amit Aisman, may oversee the investigation into leaked footage from the Sde Teiman detention facility and the alleged cover-up. The court ruled 2-1 that there was no basis to overturn an updated opinion by Justice Ministry legal adviser Yael Kotik, finding that Aisman was no longer barred from the criminal case.
The investigation centers on footage broadcast in August 2024 that appeared to show IDF reservists abusing a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman, as well as allegations that the leak's source was concealed. The dispute concerned legal oversight, as Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, Aisman, and other senior officials were initially excluded because they might have to testify about an earlier examination.
The investigation has so far taken dozens of statements, conducted confrontations and searches, arrested two suspects, and questioned five others under caution.
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