Israel Police seek to extend Qatargate suspect Yonatan Urich

Israel Police seek to extend Qatargate suspect Yonatan Urich

Urich is a main suspect in the “Qatargate” case, along with former Prime Minister’s Office military spokesman Eli Feldstein.

The judge rejected the police's request to extend the house arrest of the Prime Minister's former advisor, Yonatan Urich, and clarified that there is no reason to continue the restrictions: "There are not simple legal questions in this case."

A hearing was held today (Wednesday) in the Rishon LeZion court on the Israel Police's request to extend the detention of Netanyahu's advisor, Jonathan Urich, by 23 days. The prosecution's representatives argued before the court that there was a concern that the proceedings would be disrupted. Attorney Noa Milstein said in the hearing: "Today, for the first time, you wrote in the application that Jonathan acted to promote Qatar during the war. C…