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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Defense Ministry investigating submarine scandal – report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Defense Ministry comptroller is investigating the so-called submarine scandal, Channel 2 reports.
The internal investigation comes amid suspicions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney David Shimron may have had a conflict of interest in helping to facilitate the purchase of German submarines, military boats and maintenance services by the Israeli government.
The defense ministry investigator recently traveled to Germany to collect evidence, the report says.
It’s alleged that Shimron used his close relationship with Netanyahu to push Israel to purchase several submarines from German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp, award the company a contract for naval vessels to defend Israel’s gas fields and allow it to build a shipyard in Israel. Shimron was a representative of the company in Israel.
Shimron denies the allegations.
The Times of Israel Community.