It was cleared for publication, Thursday morning, that Avriel Bar Yoseph, former deputy deputy head of the National Security Council, is the senior official who was questioned on Tuesday on suspicion of fraud, money laundering and breach of trust.
Bar Yoseph is suspected of advancing the affairs of a private businessman from abroad in exchange for money and favors to him and his family, and not reporting the ties to the businessman to authorities. The alleged bribery took place when Bar Yoseph represented the NSC on the Tzemach Committee which examined goverment policy on natural gas. He was sent to five days of house arrest following Tuesday's interrogation.