Netanyahu's Office Linked to False Police Intel on Election Day
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
A former employee of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office allegedly provided false information leading to the arrest of three Ra'am party activists on election day. The detentions, which occurred without warrants, were later found to be baseless. The Prime Minister's Office head reportedly contacted police with the information, which is now under investigation for intentional misinformation.
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- A former Netanyahu staffer allegedly supplied false information to police on election day.
- Three Ra'am party activists were detained and their homes searched based on the false intel.
- The detentions were later found to be baseless, with no confirmation of wrongdoing.
- The head of the Prime Minister's Office reportedly relayed the information to police leadership.
- An investigation is underway to determine if the misinformation was deliberately provided.
A former employee of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office is reportedly the source of false information that led police to detain three Ra'am party activists on election day in southern Israel. The allegations against the activists were later disproven, according to an investigation by Channel 12's "Uvda" program. Journalists found that Ido Norden, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, contacted police leadership to report that a former Netanyahu staffer possessed information about potential voter bribery. This individual, who is close to former Director General Yossi Sheli, provided the police with information that turned out to be inaccurate. The following day, on election day, police arrested three Ra'am activists and searched their homes without warrants. Netanyahu repeatedly referenced these detentions in his speeches. The "Uvda" program is currently investigating whether the false information was intentionally given to police to secure the activists' arrests.
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