Joint List Demands Criminal Probe into Netanyahu Over Election Interference Claims
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
The Joint List party is demanding a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his staff for alleged election interference. Revelations suggest fabricated evidence and intimidation tactics were used against Arab voters. The party claims this abuse of power undermines democracy and calls for immediate probes and suspensions of officials involved. They argue Netanyahu's actions were driven by fear of the Arab vote, which ultimately prevented him from forming a government.
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- The Joint List demands a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Netanyahu for alleged election interference.
- Allegations include fabricating evidence and intimidating Arab voters during the recent elections.
- The party claims these actions represent a dangerous abuse of power undermining democracy.
- The Joint List called for the suspension of police and Shin Bet officers involved.
- They also requested an official committee to investigate the exploitation of state resources for electoral gain.
- The party stated that Netanyahu's attempts to suppress the Arab vote backfired, preventing his government formation.
The Joint List political party has called for an immediate criminal investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his staff, alleging they fabricated evidence and engaged in intimidation tactics to suppress Arab voters during the recent elections. The party stated that revelations from Channel 12 news indicate Netanyahu was "panicked" by the Arab vote, which it claims prevented him from forming a new government. According to the Joint List, a complaint from Netanyahu's chief of staff and "intelligence information" from a former staffer led to the arrest of Arab activists on election day. The party also cited a Shin Bet chief's request to surveil five Arab Knesset members without evidence, and the intimidation of activists.
The Joint List emphasized that these details should serve as a "wake-up call" for state institutions, representing a "clear manifestation of dangerous abuse of power" that undermines democratic foundations like freedom of expression, privacy, and the right to vote. The party asserted that Netanyahu sought to criminalize and intimidate Arab voters, but their "hundreds of thousands" of votes ultimately thwarted his plans and prevented him from forming a government.
Demands from the Joint List include a criminal investigation by the Attorney General into Netanyahu, his chief of staff, and anyone involved in fabricating the case. They also called for the immediate suspension of police and Shin Bet officers involved in the operation pending investigation, the freezing of all surveillance and wiretapping files related to Arab public representatives, and the establishment of an official committee to investigate the exploitation of state apparatus for electoral purposes. Finally, they stated that someone suspected of election manipulation should not be tasked with forming the next government.
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