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Sunday, May 6, 2018
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Sunday, May 6, 2018
Court extends remand of 8 Beit Shemesh municipal workers in corruption probe
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court extends the remand of eight of 11 suspects arrested this morning on suspicion of bribery and corruption linked to the Beit Shemesh municipality.
Several senior municipal officials, along with businesspeople and contractors, were detained for questioning on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, tax evasion and other crimes, police said in an early morning statement.
The court orders two of the suspects to be held until Tuesday while a further six are to remain in custody until Thursday.
Two additional suspects were released to house arrest. Another suspect was arrested during the day and will face a remand hearing tomorrow, police say.
— Raoul Wootliff
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