▁However , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Me h di ▁Ben ▁B ark a ▁was ▁out rag ed ▁at ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁a ▁" pse udo - release ▁of ▁files ", ▁ins isting ▁that ▁information ▁had ▁been ▁with h eld ▁which ▁could ▁have ▁imp licated ▁the ▁French ▁secret ▁services ▁( S DE CE ), ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁the ▁M oss ad , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁responsibility ▁of ▁King ▁Hass an ▁II ▁of ▁Mor oc co – who ▁convenient ly ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁bl ame ▁on ▁O uf kir ▁after ▁his ▁failed ▁coup ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Dr iss ▁Bas ri ▁Dr iss ▁Bas ri , ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁of ▁Hass an ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁right - hand ▁man ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁the ▁judge ▁Patrick ▁R ama ël ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁as ▁a ▁witness , ▁concerning ▁Ben ▁B ark a ' s ▁kid n apping . ▁Bas ri ▁declared ▁to ▁the ▁magistr ate ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Ben ▁B ark a ▁affair . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁knew . ▁It ▁is ▁legit imate ▁to ▁think ▁that ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁possessed ▁some ▁information ..." ▁ ▁Ron en ▁Berg man ▁Ron en ▁Berg man , ▁author ▁and ▁" sen ior ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁military ▁and ▁intelligence ▁affairs " ▁for ▁Israel ' s