Netanyahu's office linked to Ra'am arrests on Election Day amid election scandal - report
In response to the Channel 12 report, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement roundly denying the allegations.
An investigative report by N12 reveals that officials from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office may have been involved in the arrests of three Ra'am activists on Election Day. The report claims that Ra'am activists were arrested by police in southern Israel, with one of the activists questioning officers about a warrant. The activists were arrested based on information provided by a former official who had worked in Netanyahu's office, though later it was revealed the information was baseless.
The police and the Attorney-General's Office are now investigating whether this information was planted to justify the arrests on Election Day. The report also details a separate case where Shin Bet Director David Zini requested to wiretap five Arab MKs on Election Day, a request that was rejected by the Attorney-General's Office.
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