▁charges , ▁but ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁subst anti ated , ▁leading ▁O fer ▁to ▁expect ▁that ▁an ▁official ▁statement ▁clear ing ▁him ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁made . ▁However , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Ah aron ▁Bar ak ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁investigation ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁testim ony . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁December , ▁however , ▁a ▁witness ▁in ▁the ▁Y ad lin ▁affair ▁sent ▁the ▁police ▁a ▁statement ▁which ▁raised ▁more ▁questions ▁for ▁investigation , ▁and ▁various ▁rum ors ▁were ▁published ▁about ▁possible ▁charges . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁January , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Rab in ▁and ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁Z ad ok ▁assured ▁O fer ▁that ▁everything ▁possible ▁would ▁be ▁done ▁to ▁exped ite ▁the ▁inqu iry . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁car ▁on ▁a ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁beach . ▁In ▁a ▁suic ide ▁note , ▁O fer ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁innoc ent , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁strength ▁" to ▁bear ▁any ▁more ." ▁He ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁particularly ▁de pressed ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁associ ates . ▁ ▁Rab in ▁delivered ▁the ▁e ul ogy ▁at ▁O fer ' s ▁fun eral . ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁political ▁el ite ▁at ▁a ▁crow ded ▁service ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁Rab in ▁re called ▁how ▁O fer ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁accus ations ▁in ▁what ▁turned ▁out ▁to