An indictment was filed Sunday against Mahmoud bin Ghalib Khatib, 40, of Kfar Kana, for extortion by threats of a businessman, according to journalist Or Ravid (N12). The indictment alleges that last month Khatib sent threatening messages in Arabic to the victim's phone, demanding payment including a demand to 'finish a story about 350,000,' and threatened to harm the victim and his family.
The indictment, filed by the State Attorney's Office (as reported by N12), accuses Khatib of extortion by threats targeting a businessman. According to the charge sheet, during the past month Khatib sent the victim multiple threatening messages in Arabic via the victim's mobile phone, demanding money and threatening to harm the victim and his family. The indictment includes a specific demand to 'finish a story about 350,000.' The identity of the victim has not been publicly disclosed. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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