Shlomi Heller reports that a well-known social activist from Givat Ze'ev was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of threatening Mayor Yossi Asraf in a local WhatsApp group. The alleged threat told Asraf to 'sit quietly and calm your wife before you leave her a single mother.' Asraf is himself a suspect in a public corruption case and was detained for questioning last month by Lahav 433.
A resident of Givat Ze'ev, described as a known social activist in the town, was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of threatening Mayor Yossi Asraf in a local WhatsApp group, according to journalist Shlomi Heller. The threat allegedly read: 'Sit quietly and calm your wife before you leave her a single mother.' Asraf, who has been under investigation for public corruption, was detained for questioning last month by Lahav 433, the Israel Police's national fraud unit. The identity of the suspect has not been released, and further details on the investigation are pending.
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