Former deputy National Security Council chief Aviel Bar-Yosef was informed on Wednesday by the State Attorney’s Office of the Economic Department that he is considering prosecuting him on charges of fraud and breach of trust for receiving hundreds of thousands of euros from a German businessman. Has been doing. With regard to his position on NSC.
Bar-Yoseph released a statement later Thursday: Bar-Yoseph is confident that after hearing his arguments, prosecutors will drop the case opened five years ago.
In June, Bar-Yosef was indicted as part of Case 3000, the “Submarine Affair”, in which he allegedly took bribes to help facilitate the purchase of German submarines.
According to the hearing letter, German businessman Michael Herzog and Israeli businessman Shai Brosch maintained business cooperation to promote the construction of gas liquefaction facilities and gas storage in Israel’s territorial and economic waters in the Mediterranean Sea.
Beginning in 2011, Bar-Yosef served as an NSC representative on the Tzemach Committee, which deals with the country’s natural gas interests. Bar-Yosef reportedly used his role in the NSC and the committee to promote the construction of the Herzog and Brosch-owned gas facilities, following intense conflicts of interest between his close relationship with Brosch and his commitment to the public. in spite of.
Bar-Yosef also reportedly received hundreds of thousands of euros from Herzog and worked in his office to fulfill several requests from Herzog.