A soldiers complaintsofficer put a severeremark in the file of a classifiedintelligence unit'scommanderonhis handling ofa series ofpranksand degradation by officers and soldiers on a newofficerwho came tothe unit, according to a Tuesday morning report byKol Yisrael government radio. A comment was also registered in the file of an officer who initiated the pranks and forbade him from filing a complaint or taking action against his comrades in arms.
The Israel Defense Forces Spokesman responded by sayingthat theIDFviews hisactions as severe,and that it wasan unusual eventthat is incompatible withthevalues of the IDFand the unit.The commander of the unitfollowed theconclusionsofthe Ombudsman forthe soldiers.