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PM's Office Shared Intel Leading to Ra'am Activist Arrests on Election Day

By רועי ינובסקי

Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba

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Police are set to release three Ra'am activists arrested on election day for alleged bribery, with no evidence of bribery found yet. Information leading to the arrests originated from the Prime Minister's Office and was passed to the police. The arrests were publicized as part of the Prime Minister's campaign narrative. The election committee also denied reports of foreign interference.

The story in 5 lines · by baba

Three Ra'am activists arrested on election day will be released by police.
No evidence has been found to support the election bribery allegations.
Information leading to the arrests came from the Prime Minister's Office.
The arrests were publicized and used in the Prime Minister's campaign.
The election committee denied claims of foreign interference.

PM's Office Shared Intel Leading to Ra'am Activist Arrests on Election Day — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Israeli police are expected to release three Ra'am party activists on Sunday, who were arrested on election day on suspicion of election bribery. Four other suspects were released to house arrest on Thursday. Currently, there is no evidence that the money involved was intended for election bribery. The information that led to the arrests was transferred to the police from the Prime Minister's Office to the Inspector General's office. On Monday, Idan Nordan, the chief of staff in the Prime Minister's Office, approached the Inspector General's office with the information, which resulted in the arrests early on election day before polling stations opened. The arrests were accompanied by a press release, photos, and significant publicity on election morning. Following the arrests, these materials were used on the Prime Minister's social media pages for his election campaign, as part of a narrative about alleged fraud and bribery within the Arab community. Separately, the election committee has dismissed reports of foreign interference, stating they are unsubstantiated.