The Justice Ministry announced it will transfer the police investigation into the Sde Teiman abuse leak scandal to State Attorney Amit Aisman instead of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, citing ongoing concerns about a potential conflict of interest. The decision follows a High Court of Justice order requiring the ministry to appoint a legal authority to oversee the case after police completed their probe into the leak of footage allegedly showing reservists abusing a Gazan detainee.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin has argued that the attorney general has a conflict of interest because her office previously oversaw an internal inquiry that recommended against opening a criminal investigation into the source of the leak. That source was later identified as former military advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who admitted to leaking the footage. Although police cleared Baharav-Miara as a suspect and recommended she supervise the case, Levin continued to oppose her involvement.

The ministry's legal adviser, Yael Kotik, told the court that Aisman's role in the earlier internal review was limited, making him the most senior appropriate official to handle the materials. However, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel criticized the decision, accusing Kotik of acting in the political interests of Levin and the ruling coalition.

The dispute is part of a broader confrontation between Baharav-Miara and the government, which has sought to remove her from office. While the coalition accuses her of obstructing its policies, she maintains that her actions are guided by legal constraints on government authority.