MK Sharren Haskel has been summoned to give testimony at the Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit, after she claimed that members of the New Hope faction were required to record their vote for the State Comptroller and present it to the prime minister, according to reports. The summoning follows earlier reports that she was expected to testify next week.
MK Sharren Haskel has been formally summoned to testify at the Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit, according to reports. The summoning, confirmed shortly before 11:46 Jerusalem, validates earlier reports that Haskel would give testimony and contradicts a police denial issued earlier Thursday.
At 11:05 Thursday morning, multiple Israeli news outlets initially reported that Haskel had been summoned over her claim that members of the New Hope faction were required to videotape their State Comptroller vote and show it to the prime minister. Shortly after, Israel Police denied the report, stating that “she is not here and there is no date.” Subsequently, at 11:43, Channel 12 chief political correspondent Daphna Liel reported that Haskel was scheduled to testify next week, as The Zioneer noted. The formal summoning now confirms that timeline.
The vote-recording allegation is at the center of a wider political dispute. Haskel filed a petition to the High Court arguing that the merger agreement between Likud and New Hope was violated by the requirement to document votes. Likud and New Hope have denied the allegations and asked the court to dismiss the petition. The Zioneer previously reported on an analysis finding contradictions in Haskel’s accounts of the pressure to document votes.
The specific date of Haskel’s testimony has not been announced. The investigation by Lahav 433 is ongoing, and the full scope of the case beyond the vote-recording claim remains unclear.
6 developments
- StrongThe Zioneer analysis finds contradiction in Haskel's accounts of vote documentation demands
- StrongLikud and New Hope ask High Court to dismiss Haskel's petition outright
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- StrongRavilo asks High Court to dismiss Haskel's party funding petition without a hearing
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