The leaked video, which some have claimed to be selectively edited, has prompted a criminal investigation into five soldiers, which Tomer-Yerushalmi was overseeing before stepping down.<\/p>\n
In her resignation letter, she suggested that she had authorised the leak in order to dispel the “propaganda” against the IDF, in reference to the backlash from right-wing MKs after the men were arrested.<\/p>\n
She wrote: \u201cI approved the release of material to the media in an attempt to counter the false propaganda directed against the military law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n
“I bear full responsibility for any material that was released to the media from within the unit…from this responsibility also stems my decision to conclude my tenure as military advocate-general.\u201d<\/p>\n
The footage in question emerged last year and purportedly showed troops beating and sexually assaulting a prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention facility last July.<\/p>\n
The man was obscured from surveillance cameras by soldiers holding riot shields, but was reportedly treated for severe injuries, including damage to his rectum.<\/p>\n
Five soldiers were indicted for assault in February, though prosecutors dropped the charges of aggravated sodomy against them. The men have denied all charges.<\/p>\n
It comes after the lawyer sparked a manhunt last week when she went missing just after her resignation.<\/p>\n
She was later found on a beach in Tel Aviv after another suspected suicide attempt.<\/p>\n
Her phone had apparently been thrown into the sea, but was later unexpectedly recovered by a swimmer.<\/p>\n
Per Ynet, police will ask a court to apply the conditions of her house arrest during her time in hospital.<\/p>\n
They are also expected to request that her passport be confiscated to prevent her fleeing the country.<\/p>\n
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