The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, Tzachi Braverman, sent a warning letter this morning (Sunday) to journalist Michael Shemesh and Kan Corporation CEO Golan Yochpaz, following the report that he was allegedly involved in the suspected blackmail of an officer who worked with the bureau.
In the letter, Braverman demands that Shemesh retract his statements - and that they be removed from everywhere they were published, along with publishing an apology and financial compensation in the amount of 100,000 shekels.
Braverman's attorney, Attorney Hor Ariel Nizri, wrote: "My client is astonished by your publications, as the things are not true, are extremely serious, and even cross the civil threshold into the realm of actual incitement, which gives my client the right to sue even by virtue of a breach of statutory duty, when you chose to spread lies and falsehoods, actual incitement during wartime under the guise of a journalistic report.".
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""From the entirety of what is stated in the publication as a whole and in particular in the parts where my client is mentioned, harsh and serious things are brought against my client which not only amount to slander beyond the existing high standard and perhaps even a new and despicable standard, from what is clear to all, that it was done maliciously and with the intention of harming, alongside the timing at which you chose to publish the things and even without requesting a response before publishing the things, a fact which in itself indicates a lack of good faith, once again.".
The lawyer emphasizes: "My client is distressed that a shameless attempt has been made to attribute to him actions that did not exist and were not created, and from which serious allegations of wrongdoing on the part of my client arise while there are no bears or forests. My client strives for full cooperation between the parties in order to assist in the goals of the war these days.".
According to Michael Shemesh's report in Kan News, Braverman allegedly possesses sensitive documentation of an officer who worked with the bureau, which raises concerns about an attempt to blackmail the officer.
Braverman strongly denied the allegations, claiming: "This is a pile of lies.".
This is a request that reached the Chief of Staff several months ago, in which the claim was raised that Braverman allegedly had in one way or another sensitive documentation of that officer. The concern that arose from the complaint is that the Prime Minister's Office is trying to blackmail the officer by obtaining the documentation and using it in one way or another.
