Attorney Eyal Baserglik, representing Beer Yaakov Mayor Noam Sasson, stated Sunday that the prosecution built its case on 'incorrect assumptions' with no actual evidence, predicting the case will end in acquittal, Israeli media report. Sasson and six others were indicted earlier today for alleged corruption in municipal tenders.
The defense response from Beer Yaakov Mayor Noam Sasson's legal team came hours after state prosecutors indicted him and six other defendants—contractors and companies—for corruption, fraud, and breach of trust in municipal tenders worth millions of shekels. Attorney Eyal Baserglik said the prosecution is clinging to a flawed 'speech creates offense' theory and lacks the evidentiary basis required for an indictment, adding that the investigation phase also failed to yield supporting material. He predicted the case would end with no conviction. As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, the indictment relates to tenders awarded in the city between 2020 and 2023. The court has not yet set a hearing date; the accused remain at liberty.
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