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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: January 17, 2007 |
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The State Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday rejected a petition submitted by Knesset Member Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) demanding that the protocols of the Winograd Committee be open to the general public. The committee is charged with investigating the conduct of the political and military echelon during the second war in Lebanon.
"The public's right to know will be realized by the interim and final reports of the committee, which will be available in the near future," said the State Prosecutor's Office on behalf of Attorney General Menachem Mazuz. The interim report will also include several classified portions which will not be open to the public; it is possible that these portions contain findings pertaining to individual military or political leaders.
In the State Prosecutor's Office's response, it was explained that over 60 testimonies have already been collected and that the committee members are of the opinion that the vast majority of testimonies heard included highly sensitive classified information and that there is no way to determine in advance if any given testimony will not include classified material due to the nature of the subject being investigated. One of the fears raised by the State's response is that certain findings may be leaked to the enemy and seriously impair Israel 's ability to handle the next war.
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