Police arrest nuclear whistleblower Vanunu

Ha'aretz
Jerusalem police arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Monday, on suspicion that he met with foreigners in direct violation of his parole orders.

Vanunu was released from prison in 2004 after serving an 18-year sentence for revealing details of Israel's nuclear weapons program.

.... to appear in a Jerusalem court later Tuesday.

Vanunu was a former low-level technician at an Israeli nuclear plant who leaked details and pictures of the operation to the Sunday Times of London in 1986.

From the material, experts concluded that Israel had the world's sixth-largest nuclear arsenal.

Vanunu was later kidnapped by Israeli intelligence agents in Rome and brought back to Israel to stand trial.

Four months ago, the High Court decided that the order prohibiting Vanunu from leaving the country, speaking with foreigners or approaching foreign embassies would remain in force for another six months... Full story