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Police officer questioned for involvement in corruption scandal surrounding Minister Golan
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
A police officer serving in the police’s Central District was detained by the Department for Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) yesterday on suspicion of involvement in the corruption scandal surrounding Social Equality Minister May Golan.
According to reports in the Hebrew media, the police officer is the son of another of the suspects in the investigation.
Golan is suspected of fraud, misusing public funds for private purposes, creating fictitious positions in the Social Equality Ministry, and concealing sources of funding. She is also likely to be questioned on suspicion of accepting a bribe.
Six months ago police raided her office and arrested six of her associates in connection with the suspicions against her.
On Sunday, the police’s prosecution department filed an indictment to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court against the husband of one of Golan’s advisers on charges of illegally growing, producing, and preparing dangerous drugs, after he was discovered to be growing large amounts of cannabis in their home.
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