Kfar Saba Mayor and Wife Investigated in Bribery Scheme Involving Football Club
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
The mayor of Kfar Saba, Rafi Saar, and his wife, Meital Saar, are under investigation for eight bribery cases totaling hundreds of thousands of shekels. Meital Saar is accused of pressuring the Hapoel Kfar Saba football club to hire a relative. Their detention has been extended, and other bribery allegations include real estate and tender manipulation. The mayor's wife is exercising her right to silence.
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- Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar and his wife Meital Saar are investigated for eight bribery cases.
- Meital Saar allegedly pressured Hapoel Kfar Saba to hire a relative who is a football player.
- Bribery allegations involve hundreds of thousands of shekels received in cash and on loaded cards.
- Investigations include bribery for entertainment complexes, tenders, and urban renewal projects.
- The couple's detention was extended until Thursday.
- Meital Saar's attorney stated she is exercising her right to silence.
The National Fraud Unit of Lahav 433 is investigating eight separate cases involving the mayor of Kfar Saba and his wife, Meital Saar, with allegations of bribery totaling hundreds of thousands of shekels. The funds were allegedly received in cash and on loaded cards. The mayor, Rafi Saar, and his wife were arrested, and their detention has been extended until Thursday.
One of the key allegations concerns Meital Saar, who is suspected of pressuring the management of the Hapoel Kfar Saba football club to employ her relative, a football player. Investigators believe the player would not have been hired without her intervention. This is the first time this specific detail has been reported by Kan News.
Other cases under investigation include bribery for the establishment of an entertainment complex, preventing enforcement against a development company, bribery related to a renovation tender, and further bribery for another entertainment complex. Additionally, the investigation involves alleged criminal involvement and the obstruction of enforcement against a criminal company in an urban renewal project.
Meital Saar's attorney, Haya Tzion, stated that she believes the investigation should not be conducted through the media. She added that her client is exercising her right to remain silent on legal advice and requested her release due to her emotional and mental state.
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