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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: February 28, 2007 |
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Israel must increase its use of wire-tapping in order to effectively fight crime, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz said Wednesday. "Without wire-tapping there is no fight on organized crime and no real fight against corruption in government," he told the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.
The committee is investigating the issue in the aftermath of the Haim Ramon affair, during which the Tel Aviv District Prosecution admitted to monitoring the conversations of the complainant, her commanding officer and the head of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Bureau.
According to data obtained by the committee, in the past year more than 1,200 phone lines were tapped in Israel. During its investigation the committee is expected to summon Knesset members who were tapped, including Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
"Comparative data will also show that there is no excessive use of wire-tapping in the country," Mazuz continued. "Tens of thousands of investigations were conducted in Israel last year, but less than 800 crime suspects were tapped. This is an insignificant amount."
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