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Top Shas official brands Deri probe a witch hunt
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleShas spiritual leader Rabbi Shalom Cohen says the police investigation into the party’s chairman Aryeh Deri amounts to a witch hunt.
“We are being persecuted, its all a lie. We will double our numbers,” he says as he leaves Deri’s home in Jerusalem.
Police have been investigating Deri for unreported real estate, money laundering, fraud and breach of trust, theft by an authorized person, fraudulent registration and tax offenses.
The minister served 22 months in prison from 2000 to 2002, after he was convicted of taking bribes while serving as interior minister. He returned to politics earlier this decade.
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