A criminal investigation was opened today (Thursday) against the three former heads of the General Security Service - Nadav Argaman, Ami Ayalon and Karmi Gillon - on suspicion that they are illegally possessing a secret document and are not passing it on to Shin Bet chief David Zini, because they do not recognize it.
According to a report by legal commentator Avishai Greenzig on i24, the three petitioned the High Court of Justice against the appointment of David Zini as head of the Shin Bet, and attached a secret document to strengthen the petition.
In their petition, which was joined by about 180 former employees of the service, the petitioners also attached a classified document called 'Challenges of the Service.' According to the petitioners, this is a confidential document that describes the Shin Bet's main security challenges.
The petitioners refused to provide the identities of the Shin Bet personnel who were attached to the petition, claiming that their identities are confidential by law. In addition, they refused to provide the classified document to Zini, claiming that they do not consider him a legitimate Shin Bet head - as long as the High Court has not ruled on the matter.
The refusal continued even after David Zini officially took office, and the High Court did not issue an interim order preventing his appointment.
Senior law enforcement officials attended the event and warned the former Shin Bet chiefs that if it turns out that the document is indeed classified, as they themselves claimed, they will be questioned with a warning.
Now, following the developments, Shin Bet head David Zini has appealed to the court with a request to order the document to be handed over to him, as part of his official duties.
Carmi Gillon, 75, served as head of the Shin Bet between 1995 and 1996. Rabin's assassination occurred on his watch, after which he appointed an internal committee, submitted a report after 3 days, and resigned. These days, he is an activist for the Kaplan protest.
Ami Ayalon, 80, served as head of the Shin Bet after Gilon, between 1996-2000, and is also a central activist in the Kaplan protest, and is considered one of the leaders of the security arm of the protest.
Nadav Argaman, 65, served as the former head of the Shin Bet between 2016 and 2021. Argaman was investigated on suspicion of blackmailing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last March, but the State Attorney's Office announced that it had decided to close the case against him.
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