The Shin Bet and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara have both declined to address a request by David Zini to open a criminal investigation, according to a report by The Zioneer. Zini, whose appointment as Shin Bet director was blocked, had sought a probe into alleged wiretapping by senior Shin Bet officials.
David Zini, the former candidate for Shin Bet director, approached the Attorney General's office requesting a criminal investigation into allegations that senior Shin Bet officials used illegal wiretapping to thwart his appointment. Both the Shin Bet and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara responded that they are not addressing the matter at this time, according to a report by The Zioneer. The Zioneer has previously reported on petitions to the High Court of Justice seeking to compel the Attorney General to open investigations into the affair. The High Court has ordered the Police Commissioner to explain why the Attorney General was not investigated in a related matter, the Sde Teiman affair. The current refusals mark a further development in the ongoing legal and political controversy surrounding Zini's blocked appointment.
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