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Attorney says he met 'Prisoner X' day before his death

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 14, 2013 11:26

JERUSALEM/CANBERRA - An Australian immigrant, reported to have been recruited by Israel's Mossad spy agency, was charged with grave crimes before he committed suicide in an Israeli jail, one of his lawyers said on Thursday.

Israeli criminal attorney Avigdor Feldman said he met Zygier, dubbed "Prisoner X," a day before his death.

Feldman said that Zygier was charged with "grave crimes" and that there were ongoing negotiations for a plea bargain. The attorney did not elaborate on the allegations, which he said Zygier denied. Reporting in Israel on the case has been subject to strict government censorship.

"His interrogators told him he could expect lengthy jail- time and be ostracized from his family and the Jewish community," Feldman said. "There was no heart string they did not pull, and I suppose that ultimately brought about the tragic end."

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