Liat Ben-Ari, a senior prosecutor in the State Attorney’s Office who led the effort to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Wednesday night her intention to retire at the end of January
Ben-Ari, 59, began work for the State Attorney’s Office in 1998 in the financial crimes department of the Tel Aviv District and was appointed a deputy state attorney in 2019.
As well as managing the investigations against Netanyahu, Ben-Ari also managed the investigations against former prime minister Ehud Olmert who was ultimately convicted on charges of fraud, bribery and obstruction of justice.
Liat Ben-Ari, a senior prosecutor in the State Attorney’s Office who led the effort to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Wednesday night her intention to retire at the end of January.