Crime/Police State

Australia says Prisoner X worked for Israeli government

Australia has confirmed for the first time that an Australian-Israeli man who died while secretly jailed in Israel worked for the Israeli government.

Chris Carrington

Published on

March 6, 2013

The Australian Government has admitted that one of their citizens who died in Israeli custody worked for the Israeli government.

Ben Zygier was arrested in 2010 and held in secret at an Israeli maximum security prison. The Australian government have published a report that raises questions about the misuse of Australian passport by Israel.

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said:

“Mr Zygier went off to live in another country, for 10 years, took out citizenship of that country, worked for its government…and if reports are to be believed, he worked for one of its intelligence services. That’s not something I can deny or confirm. You can draw your own conclusions…But if media reports prove to be true that Mr Zygier used his passport in the service of Israeli intelligence, this would raise significant questions about the appropriateness of this activity.”