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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Court extends remand of Bitan’s driver and Knesset aide
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court extends by three days the remand of Shaul Haknaani, the personal chauffeur and parliamentary assistant to coalition chairman David Bitan.
Bitan is at the center of a widening corruption investigation. Police suspect the Likud MK accepted a bribe from a crime figure in return for swaying a real estate tender in his favor when he served as deputy mayor of Rishon Lezion between 2005 and 2015.
Bitan was questioned by Lahav investigators for over 13 hours on Monday.
Yesterday, a police source said that police have significant evidence against Bitan.
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