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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Ra'am Activist Arrested on Election Day Claims Political Persecution

An activist from Mansour Abbas's Ra'am party, Ibrahim Algrabi, claims his arrest on election day was political persecution. Police had suspected election violations and voter payments in the Negev, detaining several individuals.

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What happened

  1. 01Ra'am party activist Ibrahim Algrabi claims his election day arrest was political persecution.
  2. 02Police had suspected election violations and voter payments by Ra'am activists in the Negev.
  3. 03Several suspects were detained, but all have since been released.
  4. 04Algrabi expressed confusion, stating, "We don't know what they wanted from us."

However, less than a month later, all suspects were released with little evidence remaining. Algrabi stated, "We don't know what they wanted from us."

Translated and summarized by baba from Channel 13, the latest report. Read Channel 13’s original

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