Ness Ziona Official Detained in Histadrut Corruption Probe
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- A senior Ness Ziona municipality official was detained in a corruption probe.
- The investigation is linked to the Histadrut labor federation's "Hand in Hand" corruption case.
- The probe focuses on alleged corrupt dealings with insurance agent Ezra Gabai.
- The municipality itself filed the complaint that initiated the investigation.
- The official's termination was sought in coordination with the Interior Ministry.
Police investigators searched the offices of the Ness Ziona municipality on Sunday, collecting documents and detaining a senior official as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in dealings with an insurance agency. According to a source in Lahav 433, the investigation is linked to the "Hand in Hand" corruption case, which centers on suspicions of corruption within the Histadrut labor federation, with Chairman Arnon Bar David and insurance agent Ezra Gabai as key suspects. The current inquiry aims to determine if corrupt practices occurred between the municipal official and Gabai.
The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by the Ness Ziona municipality several months ago. Mayor Shmuel Boxer informed city residents in a video message on Sunday about irregularities discovered concerning insurance matters. The broader Histadrut case involves suspicions that senior officials, led by Bar David, received benefits from Gabai, an insurance agent and Likud activist. Gabai allegedly leveraged his political and Histadrut connections to secure jobs and board positions in government companies for senior officials in local authorities and various workers' committees, in exchange for receiving their employees' insurance commissions, which reportedly amounted to millions of shekels.
The Ness Ziona municipality stated that it initiated the complaint to Lahav 433 regarding suspected misconduct by a senior official. The municipality emphasized its commitment to integrity and transparency in safeguarding public funds and confirmed it had worked with the Ministry of Interior to terminate the official's position.
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