The head of a local authority has been detained by the National Fraud Investigation Unit in Lahav 433 on Monday on suspicion of involvement in public corruption.
Searches are being conducted in the homes of officials and authority offices, and additional senior officials have been summoned for investigation.
According to the Israel Police, the investigation “is being supported by additional enforcement and supervisory bodies that cooperate, each according to their field of activity, including the Civil Administration, the Tax Authority, the Electric Company, the Civil Attorney’s Office, the Land Enforcement Authority, and more.”
Simultaneously, enforcement actions are being taken at several sites in the council’s territory in cooperation with additional enforcement and supervisory bodies. The investigation is in its early stages, and additional actions are expected.
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