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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Prominent architect grilled in Likud MK Bitan graft probe
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice detain for questioning Tuesday an architect from the coastal city of Rishon Lezion on suspicion that he gave a bribe to Likud MK David Bitan, Channel 10 reports.
Bitan, who stepped down as coalition whip after it was revealed he was being investigated but is still a Knesset member, is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of shekels in bribes, both while serving as deputy mayor of Rishon Lezion and as a member of parliament.
The architect, who is not named in the report, but is described as “well-known,” is questioned based on testimony from state witnesses in the case. It is not clear if the man has also been placed under arrest.
— Stuart Winer
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