The top brass of the Attorney General's Office are currently holding discussions on whether to withdraw the charge of 'aiding the enemy in war' in the cases of smuggling goods to Gaza.
According to a report today (Friday) by Avishai Greenzig, The legal commentator for the i24 channel, after the State Attorney, Amit Isman, imposed his position on the team of attorneys and ordered the offenses attributed to the smuggling suspects to be made more severe - now, a 'rethink' is taking place at the Attorney General's Office, with the participation of the district attorneys.
According to the report, this is happening in light of several factors: First, a number of judges in the district courts expressed a negative opinion regarding the ability to convict defendants under this section under the circumstances in question, and a similar position also emerged from the Supreme Court's decision.
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In addition, the Chief Military Advocate refused to adopt this interpretation.
In parallel cases being conducted in military courts against soldiers involved in similar smuggling, the defendants were not charged with the offense of 'aiding the enemy in war.'.
