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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Police confiscate hundreds of hidden cameras at polling stations
Channel 13 reveals that it was police officers deployed to polling stations who discovered the hidden cameras being used by election observers from Likud in Arab towns.
Police found such cameras in towns across the country, including Sakhnin, Majd al-Krum, Nazareth, Tamra and Jisr a-Zarka.
Police removed the cameras, but allowed the observers to continue working at the stations.
Police commanders are now awaiting orders from Central Elections Committee head Justice Hanan Melcer as to the legality of the hidden camera campaign before acting on the issue.
Over a thousands cameras were reportedly found in Arab polling areas, but a handful were also discovered in Haredi ballot stations.
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