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BRIBERY PROBE: Police name arrested Netanyahu associates

The police in Israel have named the associates of Benjamin Netanyahu who were arrested two days ago as investigations into bribery, fraud and breach of trust allegations levelled against the Prime Minister heats up.

According to Israeli police, the senior executives from Bezeq, the country’s biggest telecommunications company, who were arrested, include; Bezeq’s controlling shareholder and former chairman Shaul Elovitch, his wife and son are being held as is Bezeq CEO Stella Handler.

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Shlomo Filber, a former director general of the Communications Ministry, and former Netanyahu spokesman Nir Hefetz are also being held.

Handler and another Bezeq executive will remain under arrest until Wednesday while the others will be held until Thursday, the police and the ISA said in a statement.

According to lsraeli police the indictment comes after months of investigation into two corruption cases involving Netanyahu who seems rather unperturbed by the allegations.

Further findings revealed that recommendations by Israeli police against Netanyahu will now go to the attorney general, who will decide whether to prosecute him or not.

 

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