Israeli Journalist Summoned by Police Over Driving While on Phone
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
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- Raviv Drucker summoned by police for using phone while driving.
- Footage aired on his own TV program showed the violation.
- Likud party filed a complaint against the journalist.
- Police claim the summons predates the Likud complaint.
Journalist Raviv Drucker was summoned for questioning by Israeli police after footage aired on his Channel 13 program, "HaMakor," showed him driving while holding and using a mobile phone. The "Haaretz" newspaper reported that Likud party representatives filed a complaint with the police regarding the traffic violation.
Likud attorney Ilan Bombach stated in the complaint that it is "unacceptable for a well-known journalist to treat the requirements of criminal law with such disregard and behave as if they are not binding on him." The party's complaint was filed on Monday.
However, an informed source told "Haaretz" that Drucker had been contacted by two separate police units, both requesting he come in for questioning. The police indicated that the summons was not related to the Likud complaint, as the call was made on Sunday, the day before the party's complaint was received. It appears police may have seen the program independently.
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