A preliminary probe into the prime minister for alleged corruption will include a police examination into whether Sara Netanyahu received expensive gifts during trips abroad, Channel 2 reports.
According to the report, the probe will examine claims that unnamed “millionaires” would make a “pilgrimage” to Mrs. Netanyahu when she joined her husband on foreign visits, and then shower her with costly presents.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit earlier this month confirmed he had ordered the preliminary probe into Netanyahu, but rejected “inaccurate” media reports about the nature of the suspicions.
According to reports, the attorney general is examining suspicions of money laundering involving the prime minister and an unnamed senior Justice Ministry official, among others.
Former Netanyahu chief of staff and fundraiser Ari Harow was grilled by police for a second time yesterday in the case that has embroiled Netanyahu but is mostly being kept under wraps.
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