At a court hearing for the remand extension of Yossi Mosli and other suspects, Mosli said police contacted him days before his arrest and asked him to calm the situation, according to N12 crime reporter Yolan Cohen. When he did not comply, police allegedly warned they would take aggressive action against him. The hearing also revealed 13 grenade, explosive, and arson incidents across the country, as reported earlier.
At the ongoing court hearing for the remand extension of Yossi Mosli, the alleged head of a crime organization, Mosli claimed that police contacted him days before his arrest and asked him to calm the situation, according to N12 crime reporter Yolan Cohen. He said that when he did not comply, police warned they would take aggressive action against him. The claim has not been independently verified.
Earlier in the same hearing, which began Tuesday, it emerged that there have been 13 grenade, explosive, and arson incidents across the country, and police seized NIS 78,000 from Mosli and other suspects. The hearing is part of a broader investigation that began Tuesday morning, when police arrested Mosli and several suspects in connection with a series of grenade and shooting attacks on Japanika restaurant branches. The Zioneer reported Tuesday that overnight, six fragmentation grenades were thrown at Japanika branches in Nes Ziona, Tel Aviv, Afula, and Netanya, with a shooting in Herzliya. Police initially suspected a criminal feud targeting the chain's owner, Barak Abramov, and later took testimony from Abramov and a Mosli family member.
The Zioneer has reported extensively on the criminal gang war between the Mosli and Jarushi organizations. Overnight Tuesday, a series of bomb and grenade explosions occurred across the country, and The Zioneer obtained exclusive footage of a grenade thrown at the home of a senior Mosli family member. Police sources have attributed the Japanika attacks to revenge after Abramov 'chose a side' in the underworld.
Mosli's claim about police contact and threats remains unverified. Police have not issued a response. The exact nature of the alleged contact and the timeline of events are unclear.
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