Submarine Affair: Media Adviser Tzachi Lieber Convicted of Brokering Bribery

The court has convicted media adviser Yitzhak (Tzachi) Lieber of brokering bribery in connection with the submarine affair, approximately five years after the indictment was filed against him, newspapers Globes and Calcalist reported.

According to the report in Globes, Lieber was convicted of receiving approximately 94,000 shekels from Miki Ganor, the Israeli representative of German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp, and transferring the funds to David Sharan, who served as chief of staff at the Prime Minister's Office. The transfer was intended to advance the state's procurement of naval vessels from the company.

Further details regarding the continuation of legal proceedings and sentencing have not yet been released.