The police sent Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara an opinion regarding the investigation of suspected foreign influence in the Knesset elections. According to the opinion, the material received so far from the Shin Bet points to suspicion of minor offenses in party financing only, and not to election bribery or foreign influence.
The police stated that no evidence of foreign interference in the elections was found, and that the evidence presented against Ayman Odeh is thin and insufficient for an investigation. The Shin Bet claims it has not yet transferred all the material and that additional information exists. The joint investigation team of Yahat and the Shin Bet is expected to meet again, and the investigation continues.
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Israel Hayom
The Shin Bet claims it has additional information and that the investigation continues; apart from Abed Abu Shahadeh, who was questioned and released, the attorney general has not approved summoning additional suspects. (Israel Hayom)
Channel 13 News
The joint investigation team of Yahat and the Shin Bet is expected to meet again this evening, after Shin Bet messages to police indicated they have additional material that needs to be examined. (Channel 13 News)
Haaretz
Sources said Shin Bet investigators are focusing on hundreds of thousands of shekels allegedly transferred from the Palestinian Authority, but no evidence has been found that they were used as election bribes. (Haaretz)
Israel Hayom
