Suspected Ra'am Vote Bribery Case Transferred to Lahav 433 as Netanyahu Calls for Investigation
Police said envelopes with tens of thousands of shekels were seized in searches tied to an alleged effort to buy votes for Ra'am.
- Three Negev residents were arrested overnight on suspicion of bribing voters to support the Arab Ra'am party, Southern District Police detectives said during an operation conducted as Israelis headed to polls.
- During home searches, police seized tens of thousands of shekels in cash, pre-prepared envelopes bearing the party's logo, and ballot slips suspected of being connected to the alleged election offenses.
- Ra'am filed a complaint with the Election Committee, claiming it was targeted, while also reporting shortages of Arabic ballots and torn ballots in communities including Nazareth and Shefa-Amr.
- Suspects are expected to appear in court Tuesday for a detention hearing, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that law enforcement authorities investigate the incident affecting the Knesset election.
- Ra'am characterized the incidents as an attempt by the political right to prevent it from reaching eight seats and hinder formation of a government of change.
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Three arrested in Negev over suspected vote-buying for United Arab List
The Israel Police overnight Monday arrested three Negev residents on suspicion of attempting to bribe voters to support the United Arab List (Ra'am) in Tuesday's Knesset election, the force said.The suspects, residents of the Shaqib al-Salam (Segev Shalom) and Ar'ara areas, allegedly planned to distribute money in exchange for votes.Police said searches of their homes uncovered envelopes containing tens of thousands of shekels in cash, along wit…
3 arrested in Negev election bribery probe as police seize cash linked to alleged Ra'
Police say searches of homes in Segev Shalom and Ar'ara in the Negev uncovered envelopes holding tens of thousands of shekels, allegedly intended to be distributed in exchange for votes for the Arab Ra'am party; three suspects face court hearings
Suspected Ra'am vote bribery case transferred to Lahav 433 as Netanyahu calls for investigation
"There was nothing improper about the activists' conduct," the Ra'am party stated in response. "These are attempts by Ben-Gvir’s police force to suppress voting within Arab society."
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