Police hacked the phone of Iris Elovtich, the wife of Bezeq majority shareholder Shaul Elovitch and a suspect in the Case 4000 corruption probe along with her husband, in order to find proof of an illicit quid pr quo deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Channel 10 news reports.
The Case 4000 investigation involves suspicions that Shaul Elovitch ordered the Walla news site, which he owns, to grant fawning coverage to the Netanyahus in exchange for the prime minister’s advancement of regulations benefiting him.
According to the report, police used a foreign technology company to access text messages on Iris Elovitch’s phone which show Netanyahu and his associates discussing the alleged deal.
It was not clear from the report if the apparent hacking took place before or after Evlotich and her husband were made suspects in the case some two weeks ago.
A police spokesperson told The Times of Israel that they could not confirm or deny the report nor could they say whether a warrant for such a search was issued.
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