MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Menachem Mazuz gave Weinstein one month to prepare an initial response on his failure to investigate the activities of Barak, who allegedly gave confidential information to his biographers, according to Haaretz.
Senior police officials and the attorney general had considered launching a probe into Barak's confidential information leaking in August. The investigation was not pursued due to Weinstein's concerns over possible freedom of speech infringement such a procedure could cause, Haaretz said on Thursday.
The Israeli penal code's article 117 prohibits public officials from passing information obtained on a government job to third parties without prior authorization.
Ehud Barak served as Israel's defense minister between 2007 and 2013, and also served as prime minister between 1999 and 2001.
