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Police open investigation into complaints about Sara Netanyahu over possible witness tampering — report
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Police have reportedly begun investigating dozens of complaints filed about possible criminal acts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, Channel 12 reports.
The update comes after a report by the Channel 12 investigative program, “Uvda,” last week claimed she sought to intimidate a witness in her husband’s criminal trial and have protesters harass the attorney general, the deputy state attorney, and those seen as hostile to the premier or his family.
Harassing a witness and seeking to subvert the testimony of a witness are criminal offenses punishable by three years and seven years in prison, respectively.
Following the Thursday “Uvda” report, a WhatsApp group was created to give members of the public instructions on how to file police complaints against Sara Netanyahu online.
The latest Channel 12 report quotes one of the complainants as saying, “The complaint we filed today is just the beginning. It’s time for the police to show that no one is above the law, no matter what their last name is. The Netanyahu family doesn’t scare anyone; we will work to ensure that they are brought to justice.”
Anyone who “witnesses a crime or is the victim of a crime is entitled to and even obligated to file a police report,” the source adds.
The Times of Israel Community.