MK Sharren Haskel Testifies in Police Probe Over Voting Recording Allegations

Member of Knesset Sharren Haskel has been summoned by the Israeli police unit Lahav 433 to provide an open testimony regarding claims that members of the New Hope party were compelled to photograph their ballots during the vote for State Comptroller. This summons follows directives from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Prosecutor Amit Isman to investigate whether officials from the Likud party submitted false affidavits to the Supreme Court.

The controversy arose amid conflicting legal documents submitted to the High Court of Justice. On one side, Likud's CEO David Sharan and several Likud MKs submitted affidavits denying any obligation to photograph ballots, asserting that any MK who did so acted voluntarily. On the other side, Haskel, in a petition seeking to split from the Right-Wing State Bloc after resigning as Deputy Foreign Minister, claimed in her affidavit that during the repeated voting round, New Hope members were required to record their votes on video, which were then reportedly shown to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Currently, Haskel's police summons is for open testimony only, and she is not considered a suspect in any offense. The investigation continues as authorities seek to clarify the circumstances surrounding the voting process for the State Comptroller position.