Chief of Staff in the dock? The police decided today [Sunday] to recommend that former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi be put on trial, following his part in the affair known as the 'Harpaz Affair'.
The final decision is in the hands of Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein. Towards the end of the week, a meeting is expected between senior police officials, State Attorney Shai Nitzan, and the Attorney General, at which the police will present their recommendations.
It should be noted that in addition to Ashkenazi, the police also recommend that former IDF spokesman Avi Benayahu, Assistant Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Erez Wiener, Boaz Harpaz, and the then-military attorney general Avichai Mandelblit, who currently serves as the government secretary, be prosecuted. The police also recommend that Amir Kane, who is in charge of security at the Defense Ministry, be prosecuted.
News 2 quotes a source involved in the intricacies of the investigation who believes that the decision-makers - that is, the officials in the prosecutor's office - have particularly large room for maneuver. This means that it is possible that after all aspects of the affair are examined, it will become clear that not all of the elements examined have criminal significance, so that the part played by Ashkenazi and Mandelblit does not constitute a criminal offense.
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