Bereaved Families File Criminal Complaint Against Netanyahu

By נינה פוקס

Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba

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Fourteen Israeli families who lost relatives on October 7th or in Hamas captivity have filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The complaint, submitted to the Legal Advisor to the Government and the head of police investigations, alleges fraud and breach of trust. It is based on findings from media investigations regarding a document the Prime Minister submitted to the State Comptroller. The families are demanding a criminal investigation into Netanyahu.

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Fourteen bereaved families filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The complaint was submitted to the Legal Advisor to the Government and the head of police investigations.
It alleges fraud, breach of trust, and other offenses based on media investigation findings.
The families demand a criminal investigation into Netanyahu.
The complaint stems from a document Netanyahu provided to the State Comptroller.

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Fourteen families who lost loved ones in the October 7th Hamas attack and in captivity have filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The complaint was submitted to the Legal Advisor to the Government, Gali Baharav-Miara, and the Head of the Police Investigations and Intelligence Department, Superintendent Boaz Balt. The families are demanding a criminal investigation into the Prime Minister based on findings from investigations by Ynet and Yediot Ahronot concerning a document of answers Netanyahu provided to the State Comptroller.

The complaint details several alleged offenses, including obtaining property by aggravated fraud, fraud and breach of trust, and violations of the State Comptroller Law. Among the signatories of the complaint are Hagit and Robi Chen, and Sharon and Eyal Eshel, whose family members were killed or taken hostage on October 7th.