Kfar Saba Mayor and Wife Arrest Extended by Eight Days
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A Rishon LeZion court extended the arrest of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife for eight days on Sunday. They were arrested along with over 20 others, including the municipal economic company's CEO, on suspicion of bribery, fraud, and money laundering. The mayor's wife is suspected of intervening in managerial decisions and rigging tenders in exchange for hundreds of thousands of shekels and other benefits.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife had their arrest extended by eight days by a Rishon LeZion court.
- The couple is suspected of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, money laundering, and tax offenses.
- Over 20 additional suspects, including the municipal economic company's CEO, were arrested.
- The mayor's wife is accused of intervening in managerial decisions and rigging tenders.
- Investigators suspect a bribery mechanism funneled hundreds of thousands of shekels to the couple.
A Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court extended the arrest of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife by eight days on Sunday. The couple was arrested earlier that day along with the CEO of the Municipal Economic Company and over 20 other suspects. They are suspected of offenses including bribery, fraud, breach of trust, money laundering, and tax offenses.
Police had requested a nine-day extension for their detention. The judge stated that the suspicion against the mayor's wife is of "high intensity," noting that the alleged offenses were carried out through her or with her involvement. According to the suspicions, Saar intervened in appointments, dismissals, and managerial decisions, promoted businessmen, and conveyed messages to her husband.
The investigation is examining a suspected bribery mechanism that allegedly funneled hundreds of thousands of shekels to the couple. There is also suspicion of involvement by criminal elements who allegedly threatened competitors in tenders.
Saar and his wife are suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash, along with funding for shopping trips and valuable items. In return, they allegedly acted to rig lucrative municipal tenders in favor of certain parties, with the mayor's wife unusually involved in decision-making.
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