Police arrested Aharon Saadia early Monday on suspicion of murdering his son Shimon Saadia, 30, who was found shot dead at his Ramla home a month ago and his death initially ruled a suicide. The arrest followed a covert investigation; a court extended his remand by nine days. His lawyers called the allegations baseless.
**Development:** The Ramla case originally ruled a suicide has been reclassified as a suspected murder after a covert police investigation. Aharon Saadia, the father of the deceased, was arrested early Monday and his remand was extended by nine days.
**Background:** As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Mon 10:56 Jerusalem), police had been probing whether the death of Shimon Saadia, who was found shot at his home a month ago, was actually a homicide. Today's arrest and remand hearing mark a shift from investigation to formal suspicion.
**What remains open:** The suspect's attorneys — Yaniv Tal and Miri Cheret— dismissed the allegations as "far-fetched," saying the investigation would yield nothing. No indictment has yet been filed, and forensic evidence linking the father to the shooting has not been disclosed.
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