Meron disaster investigation reopened; officials expected to be questioned under caution

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Police and Mahash have reopened the criminal investigation into the Meron disaster, in which 45 people were killed. The investigation was halted when the state commission of inquiry was established, but its conclusions recommended reopening it. The investigation framework was reshaped after a petition demanding this and a complaint filed by a member of the commission of inquiry to the State Comptroller on the Prosecution.

Police and Mahash are preparing to summon officials for questioning under caution. The investigation will focus on professional and police echelons, without questioning figures from the political echelon at this stage. The Attorney General formulated the framework.

The move comes more than five years after the disaster. The criminal investigation, which so far focused on lower echelons, is being reopened under the new framework.