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Court rejects police appeal against release of Qatargate suspect Urich from house arrest
Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
The Central-Lod District Court rules that Jonatan Urich, a key suspect in the Qatargate affair, be released from house arrest, upholding a lower court ruling from yesterday.
The police appealed yesterday’s ruling with their representative arguing in court today that house arrest was needed for Urich to prevent the possibility that he could interfere with their investigation.
Urich is suspected of having violated several corruption laws by allegedly working as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while at the same time doing work to improve Qatar’s image as a hostage negotiations mediator.
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