by Jeremy Sharon at Times of Israel
The police opened a criminal investigation last month into Sara Netanyahu over allegations she sought to intimidate a witness and interfere in the corruption case against her husband, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Attorney’s Office said Sunday.
Following a request from MK Naama Lazimi, of the left-wing Democrats party, for information regarding the allegations, the State Attorney’s Office told her that a police investigation was opened into Sara Netanyahu on December 26, 2024.
The investigation is being conducted by the Israel Police and the cybercrimes department of the State Attorney’s Office, and follows a report by Channel 12’s “Uvda” program that said Sara Netanyahu ordered Hanni Bleiweiss, her husband’s late aide, to orchestrate protests and an online campaign against Hadas Klein, a key witness in one of the cases in which the prime minister is standing trial.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman announced on December 26 that they had ordered an investigation on suspicion of witness harassment and obstruction of justice, following the “Uvda” report.
“Receiving the official announcement from the…
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