Vanunu Arrested in Israel

Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was arrested today in Jerusalem on suspicion of again leaking state secrets, Reuters reported (see GSN, Nov. 1).

“He is suspected of passing classified information to unauthorized parties,” Israeli police spokesman Gil Kleiman said. “He is also suspected of violating the terms of his release.”

Vanunu is expected to be charged at a hearing tomorrow, Kleiman said.

He was released from prison in April after serving an 18-year sentence for passing on details of Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility to the London Sunday Times in 1986 (Dan Williams, Reuters, Nov. 11).

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