Haaretz surrenders documents connected with Kam affair
Attorneys for Israeli newspaper give authorities some classified military documents stolen by alleged spy during her army service
Attorneys for the Haaretz daily on Monday handed the State Prosecutor's Office classified military documents given to reporter Uri Blau by alleged spy Anat Kam. Kam is facing espionage charges for copying over 2,000 documents.
Attorneys Mibi Moser and Tal Lieblic said that further information regarding the documents would be given to authorities soon, as part of the negotiations meant to facilitate Blau's return to Israel. Blau is currently in London.
"The process of handing over the documents has begun and is expected to continue in the coming days," Lieblic told Ynet.
The transfer of the documents was made possible after Kam waived her journalistic immunity as Blau's source.
Despite the progress in the negotiations, Haaretz attorneys remain steadfast in their refusal to comply with the State's demand to surrender all of the confidential documents currently in Blau's possession. The attorneys have agreed to transfer only those documents which were given to Blau by Kam.
According to the indictment filed against Kam, some of the documents she had stolen during her army service and later gave to Blau, were classified as top secret.
The Shin Bet said that despite the agreement reached with Blau, the journalist failed to hand over all of the material Kam had provided him with.
