Charges against the soldier "espionage and disclosure of information"

Following a joint investigation by the Shin Bet, IDF and the Israel Police, serious charges were reported (Monday) against the soldier Elad Sela from Bat Ayin, faces charges of espionage and handing over secret information, including sections that their punishment is up to life imprisonment.

Over the years and recently involved in a core group of right-wing extremists Bat Ayin settlement violent incidents - including the security forces' attack, in addition to the events of violence perpetrated against Palestinians and their property. Due to the high level of violence, were removed from the West Bank in recent month's two violent community activists' residents for several months to a year.

February 15, a Palestinian resident of Jaba a village near Bat Ayin was attacked, who worked his land and late at night of the same day, during which the attack took place in a mosque was set on fire and sprayed in the same village.

Following these serious incidents, police and army forces operated at Bat Ayin settlement. During the arrests right-wing activists attacked the security forces. The event came to a peak when soldiers were physically assaulted by activists and even had to fear for their safety, firing in the air. It should be noted that only some of those involved have been identified and are in the investigation.

During these arrests against those suspected of attacking Palestinians, it was feared that the activists were aware of the intention of pre-entry security forces to carry out arrests.

Therefore, and identified as a suspect in transferring classified information to activists, was arrested on March 10, 2015 in a joint Shin Bet, Israel Police and Military Police, Elad Sela, 25 years old, resident of Bat Ayin, a soldier in the regular army, he joined the army in November 2013.

During interrogation, he admitted to IDF Authority he issued a classified and sensitive documents and presented them to the extreme right-wing elements in Bat Ayin, all, for ideological reasons. ISA is strongly opposed to the transfer of information, which is essentially a desire to thwart the activities of the security forces and has the potential to endanger the personal safety of the troops.

On April 13, after the complex investigation, serious charges were filed against Sela containing the charges: espionage and disclosure of information.

At a discussion held this evening, his detention was extended by two weeks to allow his attorney Adi Keidar of the Chanenu organization to study the investigation material.

Chanenu organization said in response to the indictment that: "blaming the soldier that he passed settlers espionage information indicates a loss of control of the security forces and the blurring of the difference between friend and enemy. A Druze soldier was recently accused of having passed information to the enemy army movements on the Syrian border was charged with lesser offenses. The attitude towards Anat Kam who transferred thousands of secret documents to aid the enemy was kid gloves, while the soldier from Bat Ayin, there is no dispute that he did not help any enemy enemies of Israel are eerily and alarming ".

Kam confessed and was convicted of espionage, while serving in the IDF. Secret files kept while serving as assistant head of the Central Command crime reporter Uri Blau. She was convicted of espionage and of disclosing secret information without authorization. She was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, the court "The Supreme shortness of her punishment for three and a half years in prison."

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