Court denies request to extend PM aide's house arrest over obstruction of justice concerns

Court denies request to extend PM aide's house arrest over obstruction of justice concerns

The Netanyahu adviser was arrested as part of an investigation into ties between the PM's staffers and the Qatari government, and is suspected of running a PR campaign that damaged Egypt's standing as a mediator in the Israel-Hamas hostage talks while elevating Qatar's role

The President of the Magistrates' Courts in the Central District, Menachem Mizrahi, rejected a short time ago the police's request to extend the house arrest of Prime Minister Urich and Feldstein, the suspects in the "Qatar-Gate" affair. Although the police requested to extend the house arrest by another twenty-one days, Judge Mizrahi decided not to grant the request, not even for a single day. In addition, Judge Mizrahi contradicted the police'…

The court rejected the police's request to extend the detention of Netanyahu's advisor, with the judge noting in his remarks that the decision was made against the background of the fact that there is no indication that Urich intended to disrupt an investigation since he was released to his home. Feldstein was also released, but remains under house arrest in the classified documents affair.