The State Attorney's Office on Monday announced that it was closing the case against former Israeli Navy Commander Vice Adm. (ret.) Eliezer Marom and attorney David Shimron – two high-profile suspects in the submarine graft case that has rattled the defense establishment – citing that it has accepted their rebuttal as presented during their respective pre-indictment hearings.
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Dubbed "Case 3,000," the submarine graft case centers on possible conflicts of interest surrounding the 2 billion euros procurement of submarines and naval vessels from German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp in 2016.
With Shimron and Marom now in the clear, the main suspects in Case 3,000 currently include former National Security Council Deputy Director Avriel Bar Yosef, Israeli businessman Miki Ganor, who was the German company's representative in Israel and has turned state's witness, David Sharan, who served as the prime minister's bureau chief between late 2014 and mid-2016, a former commander of the Shayetet 13 naval commando unit, and strategic advisers Tzachi Lieber and Natan Mor.
Also on Monday, the state filed indictments against Ganor Bar Yosef, and Sharan.
Ganor faces charges of bribery and money laundering, while Bar Yosef and Sharan have each been charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Shimron's lawyers issued a statement saying, "We welcome the decision by the State Attorney's Office to accept our arguments and close the case against Adv. Shimron. This reaffirms what everyone has known for years: Adv. Shimron did nothing wrong. Finally, after years of being slandered and vilified, he can now turn his attention back to his professional and public activities."
A statement by Bar Yosef's attorneys said, "We were sorry to learn about the prosecution's erroneous decision. We have faith that the court will see the merit of our arguments and find Mr. Bar Yosef innocent."
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