Yossi Asraf, head of the Givat Ze'ev local council, was released under restrictive conditions Monday evening after questioning by Lahav 433 police fraud investigators. The conditions include a 14-day ban from council offices and a prohibition on contacting other suspects.
Givat Ze'ev council head Yossi Asraf was released Monday evening under restrictive conditions after being questioned since the morning by Lahav 433, the national fraud investigation unit, on suspicion of involvement in a corruption affair. The court imposed a 14-day ban from council offices and a prohibition on contacting other suspects. As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday, police suspect Asraf of working to prevent enforcement of building violations at a compound where he holds assets and of threatening planning and building enforcement officials. Other senior council officials were also questioned.
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