Avishai Raviv trial begins Sunday

Ha'Aretz (English edition) ^ | Sunday April 7, 2002 | Moshe Reinfeld

[Sarah]

Avishai Raviv goes on trial in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Sunday, facing charges of failing, in his capacity as an agent of the Shin Bet security service, to prevent the assassination of former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Raviv was indicted two years ago for failing to prevent the assassination, as well as for making extremist remarks at an Eyal organization ceremony. Raviv has denied the charges against him.

The trial was delayed at length following a demand by Raviv's defense to review all investigative material, and the prosecution's opposition on the grounds that exposure of the material would prejudice the work of the Shin Bet.

The Supreme Court recently rejected the defense's request

[Sarah]

For those who've forgotten this. Avishai Raviv was the informant in the Eyal group that supporters of Yigal Amir (the actual shooter of Yitshak Rabin) point to as having pushed him to shoot in order to demonize the 'militant right wing settlers' prior to an election.

He has been fighting since then to keep this from going to trial.