High Court Justice Yitzchak Amit made a baffling and controversial decision to release a reservist charged with maintaining contact with an Iranian foreign agent to house arrest despite the seriousness of the charges and repeated recommendations by the Israel Probation Service that he remain in custody, i24NEWS correspondent Avishai Grinzaig reported.
According to the report, the defendant is an IDF reservist who served in the Israeli Air Force underground command bunker. According to the allegations, he and another soldier who held a sensitive position hung pro-Iranian signs and sprayed pro-Iranian graffiti in exchange for payment from a foreign operative, knowing the individual was an agent of a country at war with Israel.
The defendant admitted to the acts during his interrogations, and an indictment was filed against him in January 2025. The criminal proceedings are already at an advanced stage, with the prosecution having completed its case.
The Israel Probation Service submitted negative assessments, stating, among other things, that the defendant had not accepted responsibility for his actions. Due to the danger he was deemed to pose, the Probation Service recommended that he not be released to house arrest due to the danger he poses.
Despite this, Justice Amit ruled that, under the circumstances, electronic monitoring would be sufficient. In his decision, he wrote that alongside the lengthy proceedings and the expectation that at least two additional detention extensions would be required, he gave “significant weight” to the defendant’s claims regarding the harsh conditions of his incarceration.
Amit added that “given the time that has elapsed since his arrest and the prolonged nature of the proceedings,” the defendant could be released to an alternative form of detention, “even if it is not an ideal arrangement.”
Amit did not impose additional restrictions, such as prohibiting internet access or the use of a smartphone, even though the alleged offenses—which the defendant admitted to—were carried out through the Telegram messaging app.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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The self-appointed Nazi of the Supreme Court helping one of his friends
Amit is an enemy to the state as much as he is an enemy to Judaism.
I’m not sure why you guys are so horrified “According to the allegations, he and another soldier who held a sensitive position hung pro-Iranian signs and sprayed pro-Iranian graffiti in exchange for payment from a foreign operative”.
Personally, I didn’t even know that it’s illegal. He didn’t give any secrets. Here’s the first time I’m agreeing with this supreme court justice.