State Comptroller election affair: Likud officials expected to be summoned for questioning
The testimony of MK Sharren Haskel is expected to identify who ordered her to record her vote, as stated in her affidavit to the Supreme Court. Following contradictions with the Likud's own affidavit, the Attorney General and the State Attorney have ordered an investigation into whether false statements were submitted.
Representatives of the Likud party are expected to be summoned for police questioning regarding the investigation into the election of the State Comptroller. On Sunday morning, MK Sharren Haskel provided testimony after Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Aisman ordered an investigation into whether she or the Likud party submitted a false affidavit regarding the filming of the Knesset voting process.
The testimony of Sharren Haskel, chair of the "Israel T'hila" faction, is intended to identify who—according to her—ordered her to present documentation of her vote in the elections, which were subsequently disqualified by the Supreme Court due to a violation of voting secrecy. Haskel stated: "I stand by my words. The police asked me to assist and provide testimony. I have provided all relevant details and signed an affidavit prohibiting me from sharing the information I disclosed."
In the affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, Haskel wrote:
"The Likud candidate was presented as someone whom members of the 'New Hope' faction were required to support without reservation. During the repeat voting round, members of the 'New Hope' faction were required to document their vote via video recording and present it to the Prime Minister, a member of the Likud faction, as proof of their vote."
Haskel confirmed she is aware of the legal penalties for perjury and added that at the time of the State Comptroller elections, the 'New Hope-National Right' faction had no independent position on the matter. The Likud has repeatedly denied issuing instructions to violate voting secrecy, claiming the filming was a personal initiative by the MKs.
MK Sharren Haskel, who resigned from the government following the law on freezing the arrests of deserters, has been engaged in a legal battle to split from the National Right faction. She aims to preserve her rights, particularly regarding party funding, and to strengthen her position in negotiations with potential new parties for the upcoming elections.
