Supermarket chain Rami Levy denies the corruption allegations that saw its owner, Mevasseret Zion Mayor Yoram Shimon and two of their associates arrested yesterday.
“Neither Rami Levy nor the Mevasseret Mall received a discount or benefit for the city council,” the company says in a statement.
The company also adds that the Mevasseret Zion city council lacks the authority to approve the permits for the mall that police suspect were obtained by Rami Levy illegally.
According to reports, the permits to build were approved by the city council, with some NIS 20 million in property taxes waived by the council, reportedly at the behest of mayor and council head Shimon.
Shimon’s wife was later employed as the mall’s director of marketing, and a city council member was appointed the mall’s CEO.
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