Deri attacks senior prosecutors over recordings published by Amit Segal

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Shas chairman Rabbi Aryeh Deri attacked senior prosecutors after Amit Segal published recordings. According to him, senior prosecutors, including Dorit Beinisch and Shai Nitzan, used investigations and criminal cases to blackmail elected officials and eliminate political rivals. "This dangerous plague must be eradicated," Deri said.

Deri added that in his view, the same conduct is continuing today at the hands of the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, and the State Attorney. According to him, these are mafia-like and cruel methods.

In the recordings that were revealed, the head of the police investigations department claimed that the prosecution keeps cases in a drawer in order to pressure people. The details regarding the recordings are not yet clear.