Mandelblit: Decision To Probe Gantz’s Former Firm Not Driven By Politics

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday rebuffed claims that the launch of a criminal probe into a failed cybersecurity firm led by Blue and White chief Benny Gantz before it went bankrupt was influenced by political factors.

Acting State Attorney Dan Eldad ordered an investigation Thursday into Fifth Dimension over suspicions that police may have violated acquisition laws by not issuing an open tender while dealing with the company, and that the company presented law enforcement false information about its operations.

“Some people want to make a false representation as if there were political considerations; there never were and there never will be. The work of the prosecutor’s office is professional and detached from outside considerations,” Mandelblit told a conference in Jerusalem.

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{Matzav.com}