Channel 12 broadcasts recordings documenting alleged voter fraud, which it says were obtained by Likud activists at polls in predominantly Arab areas.
In a clip, a Likud activist is heard being told — apparently by a local observer — to turn a blind eye to vote-fixing at the ballot station. The observer notes the low turnout among the Arab community and seeks to “change the balance” of the tally, while urging the Likud activist not to report any discrepancies, according to the recording.
Earlier on Sunday, the head of the Central Elections Committee asked Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and acting Israel Police chief Motti Cohen to open a criminal investigation into alleged election fraud, citing several incidents of suspected irregularities.
The committee chairman, Supreme Court Justice Hanan Melcer, said in a letter that his request was the result of evidence provided to him by Likud MK David Bitan, a staunch loyalist of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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