Israeli media figure Abraham Aklum announced that a police case opened against him a year ago for allegedly raping his ex-wife, Sapir Burgil, has been closed. Burgil said she will appeal, asserting the closure was for lack of evidence, not for lack of guilt.
Abraham Aklum, a well-known Israeli social media personality, announced Tuesday evening that the police investigation into allegations of rape made by his ex-wife Sapir Burgil has been closed. Aklum shared the news on Instagram, celebrating the decision and accusing Burgil of acting out of financial motives. In response, Burgil stated that the case was closed for lack of evidence, not for lack of guilt, and vowed to appeal the decision. The Zioneer first reported a similar pattern of closed investigations in a previous case involving harassment of a journalist, though that case is unrelated to the current one. This report is based solely on Aklum's and Burgil's public statements; no official police confirmation has yet been obtained.
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