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Sunday, November 20, 2016
A-G to look at material related to submarine deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe attorney general and state attorney will examine material related to a submarine deal with Germany that critics say may have involved a conflict of interest on the part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney David Shimron, and perhaps Netanyahu himself.
Dina Zilber, the deputy attorney general, is leading the process, which has not been defined as an investigation or official probe. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit emphasizes that at present there is no evidence to warrant such an investigation.
Meanwhile, Shimron has taken a lie-detector test to establish that Netanyahu was unaware of Shimron’s relationship with an Israeli man who represented the submarine manufacturer, Channel 2 reports. Shimron passed the test, the report says.
The Times of Israel Community.