As part of the expanding probe into Case 4000 — a corruption case in which close associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are suspected of arranging positive coverage for the PM by advancing government policies beneficial to the owner of a major news website — police confronted a key witness with two key suspects on Wednesday.
Bezeq telecommunications giant owner Shaul Elovitz and former Netanyahu media adviser Nir Hefetz, both suspects in the case, were confronted with Ilan Yeshua, the CEO of the Walla news site which is owned by Elovitz, who reportedly accused Elovitz of having ordered him to tilt coverage in Netanyahu’s favor.
Elovitz put him in contact with Hefetz, a Netanyahu spokesman, Yeshua claims, according to leaks to Hebrew-language media on Wednesday.
Hefetz allegedly served as the contact point in the Prime Minister’s Office for Yeshua.
The confrontation took place at the Lod headquarters of the Israel Police’s national anti-fraud and major crimes unit Lahav 433.
Elovitz is suspected of bribery, Hefetz of receiving the bribe, in the latest developing graft story surrounding Netanyahu.
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