A week after being suspended on suspicion of promoting a female worker he had a personal relationship with, A., head of a department in Israel's general security service, the Shin Bet, announced that he is resigning from his position, Channel 10 reported on Monday.
A conflict of interest complaint was filed against the senior official several months ago for promoting the female employee and intervening against the promotion of her husband, who also works for the Shin Bet, while heading a committee that reviewed the husband on a different matter.
After an initial examination of the complaint, the Civil Service commissioner ordered the Shin Bet to launch an internal investigation.
In light of the man's seniority and his key role in the organization, Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin decided that an external probe was required and handed the affair over to the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service Commission's conclusions were submitted to Diskin last week, and the Shin Bet chief decided to suspend and discipline the official. According to Monday's report, the official decided to finally resign.
Attorney Pninat Yanai, who represents the husband whose promotion was prevented, said on Monday, "The fact that A. officially announced his plans to resign today, thus taking full responsibility for his actions, proves that he admits to his errors and the fundamental flaw in his operational decisions regarding my client, in a manner which renders these decisions null and void.
"His announcement and its implications compel the relevant bodies to immediately restore the situation and restore the rights that were wrongfully taken from my client without delay. In light of the above, my client plans to demand to return to his post immediately, as he should under these circumstances, both on the legal level, and on the level of required decency."