"Israeli spy faced treason accusation before death" by Joel Greenberg | Washington Post, February 15, 2013
JERUSALEM — An Australian-Israeli citizen suspected of spying for Israel who died while secretly held in an Israeli jail in 2010 had been charged with grave security crimes and was considering a possible plea bargain, according to a lawyer who met with him before his death.
Avigdor Feldman said Thursday that the crimes include espionage and treason, but he declined to say what the specific charges were, citing a court-imposed gag order.
Australian media reported Friday that Australian security officials suspect the prisoner, Ben Zygier, 34, might have been about to disclose information about Israeli intelligence operations, including use of fraudulent Australian passports by the Israeli spy agency Mossad.
It's an Israeli success story! And that doesn't sound like he was spying for Israel, either. If I didn't know better, I'd say he was blowing a whistle.
Zygier’s mysterious demise had been cloaked in extraordinary secrecy in Israel for more than two years, but a report by Australia’s ABC network on Tuesday led Israeli authorities to acknowledge the death late Wednesday after initially attempting to prevent local media from publishing the story.
Israel killed him.
A statement from the Israeli State Attorney’s office did not identify the prisoner or his nationality, saying only that he had Israeli and foreign citizenship and was held under a false identity for security reasons.
The death was ruled a suicide six weeks ago, it said.
They still think people don't see through the lies?
--more--" Hey, Israel stealing
Related: Australia Expels Israeli Ambassador
Also see: What Were the Mossad with Fraudulent New Zealand Passports Doing in Iraq?
But don't worry, Israel will help us solve the Boston Marathon Bombings.
Has the FBI checked the brothers' passports yet?
