A soldier from the Paratroopers Brigade's 890th Battalion was arrested by Military Police earlier this week on suspicion of disclosing information to right-wing activists who were charged with organizing last month's riot at the Ephraim Territorial Brigade base in the West Bank. The Military Court in Jaffa extended his remand until Thursday.
The investigation against the soldier, who was stationed in the West Bank, is ongoing. The soldier is not cooperating with investigators and, according to his attorney, has denied the allegations.
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During the court hearing, Attorney Aharon Rose said "so far we haven't heard anything from investigators indicating they have proof that my client committed the alleged crimes."
According to the allegations, the soldier relayed information to rightists who raided the base in protest against the government's plan to evacuate illegal outposts in Judea and Samaria.
IDF vehicle after raid (Photo: Yoav Zitun)
An indictment filed against the rightists who allegedly organized the riot claimed they had gathered intelligence on the movement of army forces in the area with the help of about 30 informants, some of them IDF soldiers serving in the region.
The information was relayed to the rightists via text messages and phone calls, the indictment said. The rioters also obtained confidential aerial images and codes which shed light on the Ephraim Brigade's activity.
According to the indictment, the informants disclosed to the rightists the exact time the army was planning to evacuate Ramat Gilad. Based on this information, the rightists mobilized dozens of other activists who eventually raided the Ephraim Brigade base and blocked the road leading to it with burning tires and boulders.
The commander of the base and his deputy were lightly injured during the riot.
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