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Another billionaire talks with police about gifts to PM

The billionaire Chaim Zabludowicz was in Israel for his birthday party last week, and he went voluntarily for police questioning regarding his relationship with the Netanyahus.

Billionaire Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz recently gave evidence to the Israel Police on gifts he had given to the family of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

 

 

Zabludowicz was not questioned under caution. The investigation into Netanyahu’s receiving illicit gifts (named “Case 1000” by the police), which is supposed to continue for many more weeks, will apparently necessitate obtaining Netanyahu’s version of his relationship with Zabludowicz.

 

Zabludowicz’s evidence was first reported by Amnon Abramovich on Channel 2.

 

Netanyahu (Photo: Yoav Dudkevitch)
Netanyahu (Photo: Yoav Dudkevitch)

 

Zabludowicz is invested in several Israeli companies. He divides his time between Israel and his home in London. Last week he was in Israel, and he celebrated a birthday party on Thursday at the Claro restaurant in Tel Aviv. Upon his landing in Israel, the billionaire was asked by police fraud investigators to come to a station to shed light on the connection between him and the Netanyahus.

 

According to Zabludowicz’s evidence, they have had a relationship for years, including during Netanyahu’s tenure as finance minister. During the entire time, the billionaire gave gifts to the family.

 

At the end of his evidence, he was asked not to contact the Netanyahu family. Following this interview, the police are expected to conduct another assessment of the situation and apparently coordinate another questioning session with the prime minister, during which he will have to give his version of the relations with Zabludowicz.

 

Zabludowicz replied to Channel 2 that “he was requested to and testified voluntarily about the investigations into Benjamin Netanyahu.” Zabludowicz stressed that he “is not a suspect in the matter, and the police warmly thanked him for his evidence.”

 

(Translated and edited by J. Herzog)

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.08.17, 23:34
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