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"The 4000 case never happened," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday after
In the 4000 record, the prime minister reportedly ordered Shlomo Filber – whom he named Director General of the Ministry of Communications – to issue favorable decisions for Bezeq. This implied that the antitrust regulators approved the merger of Bezeq with the Yes satellite TV unit.
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The Bezeq – Walla Information Site! – was accused of exchanging this favor against Netanyahu and his wife, with the help of Prime Minister Nir Hefetz. Hefetz became a state witness and testifies against his former boss.
Shaul Elovich, the owner of Walla! Tuesday's interrogation at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, investigators were to submit to Netanyahu new evidence provided by the state witness Nir Hefetz, a former Netanyahu family spokesman
A statement issued on behalf of Netanyahu said that "nothing new has been presented to the Prime Minister today."
"Prime Minister Netanyahu has never reached an agreement with Elovich in return for a sympathetic cover. On the contrary, over the years, Walla's website has consistently reported on the subject. Prime Minister Netanyahu's hostility, which resulted in a flood of virulent articles on the eve of the 2015 elections, with the aim of persuading the public to vote against him. It's exactly the time he is accused of to have allegedly done the Bezeq-Yes business, "the statement said.
A special relationship with Elovich in the Bezeq-Yes deal is also unfounded. The Prime Minister signed the merger after a series of decisions made by professional committees, including the Antitrust Authority and the Cable and Satellite Council, and after an explicit directive from the Ministry of Communications' legal counsel, the statement keep on going.
issued a statement confirming that the prime minister had been interrogated for several hours at his home as part of the investigation conducted by the Lahav 433 unit. "The investigation is being conducted with the Help from the Attorney General and with the approval of the Attorney General. "Channel 2 News reported in May that Hefetz told the police that he" was talking to Elovich six to seven times a day "when he was Netanyahu's advisor. He also provided evidence that Netanyahu and Elovitch were both aware of an illicit reciprocity agreement between them.
Moreover, Hefetz related that during a visit to Manhattan by the Netanyahu family, wealthy Jews gave Sara Netanyahu credit cards.
The Prime Minister's Office at the time replied that: "These are lies concerning the Netanyahu-Elovich relationship, and the false and malicious statement that the Prime Minister and his wife have used credit cards of friends is wrong.
Hefetz also provided new evidence in the 1000 and 2000 cases.
Public broadcaster Kan reported Monday night that police should also warn Arnon Milchan in the 2000 case.
Milchan is a central figure in the 1000 case, which concerns gifts given by Milchan and James Packer to Netanyahus, including expensive cigars, champagne and other gifts of a total value of a few NIS 1
However, new information suggests that it could also be related to Case 2000, which is investigating an alleged deal between Netanyahu publisher and Yediot Aharonot Arnon Mozes to weaken his rival Israel Hayom in exchange for a new deal. better coverage of him. Mozes' Document
New discoveries indicate that Milchan may have negotiated the alleged agreement between Netanyahu and Mozes, according to Kan.
Last month, Netanyahu was to be questioned in the 4000 case, but the police surprised him by interrogating him. for the first time, in the case 3000, the business "Submarines Affair" instead.
Max Schindler contributed to this report.
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