Tomer Eiges (1995/1996 – 16 May 2021) was an Israeli
IDF
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Defence forces
* Irish Defence Forces
* Israel Defense Forces
*Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006
* Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917
Organizations
* Israeli Diving Federation
* Interac ...
officer who served in the
Military Intelligence Directorate, and died while in
military prison
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awaiting trial for security offenses.
He is said to have seriously harmed Israeli national security
while acting independently from a personal motive.
The IDF chief of staff said Eiges should not have died in prison. His family have demanded review of his death, and have said the army tried to "erase" him.
References
External links
Eiges' LinkedIn profile* Avner Barnea
Analysis: The mysterious case of IDF ‘Officer X’ who died in an Israeli prison IntelNews, June 18, 2021
Israeli officers
People of the Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)
Israeli people who died in prison custody
2021 deaths
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