Police are continuing to investigate accusations that opposition leader Isaac Herzog allegedly received illegal primary campaign contributions in 2013.
Channel 10 reports today that Herzog was called in for another round of questioning ten days ago. The questioning lasted about an hour, Channel 2 says.
Police sources tell Channel 10 they do not expect the investigation to lead to an indictment.
The suspicions surfaced in late May, and hinge on direct payments made by donors to members of Herzog’s leadership campaign. According to media reports, police have acquired invoices that show Herzog may have known about the allegedly illicit transactions.
In late May, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit officially approved launching a preliminary investigation into the case.
Herzog has rejected the accusations, welcoming the investigation and calling the suspicions the product of “delusional political muckraking” promoted by the rival Likud party and “frustrated activists.”
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