From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Police to question British-American billionaire in corruption probe
Police investigators are preparing to fly to the UK to question British-American billionaire Leonard Blavatnik in connection to Case 2000, one of the corruption investigations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to Channel 2, police are expected to ask Blavatnik if Netanyahu privately intervened in his corporation’s purchase of Channel 10 in 2015.
Case 2000, as it has been dubbed by police, involves a suspected quid pro quo deal between Netanyahu and Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon Mozes in which the two seemed to discuss an illicit agreement that would have seen the prime minister hobble a rival daily, the Sheldon Adelson-backed Israel Hayom, in return for more favorable coverage from Yedioth.
Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing.
The Times of Israel Community.