Contractor and Likud activist upon leaving Lahav 433: "They will pay for this" | Watch
Upon leaving an interrogation at Lahav 433, the contractor, detained on suspicion of concealing real estate rights and asset smuggling, stated: "There is a group of criminals who want to take money, destroy a person, and silence them. They will pay a heavy price for this."
The contractor, currently in bankruptcy proceedings and questioned on Monday at Lahav 433 as part of a case involving current and former Likud members, was filmed by a ynet team leaving the offices of the National Unit for Economic Crimes (YALEK).
"Did you come to help these crooks, these criminals?" the contractor asked the ynet photographer. "There is a group of crooks, swindlers, and thieves who want to take money from a person twice, destroy them, and think that by doing so they can silence them," added the contractor, a Likud activist.
"Not only is it impossible to silence him. They will pay a heavy price for this. This time I will not leave these crooks alone. That is all. Thieves, crooks, criminals. Thank you very much."
Earlier, the police announced that YALEK officers, together with the Commissioner for Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation, detained several businessmen, including the contractor, on suspicion of concealing rights to real estate assets and smuggling assets. Among those detained is a former Likud MK who currently holds a senior position, as well as other individuals associated with the party.
Police stated that the suspect, who has been in bankruptcy proceedings since 2012, acted to conceal rights to various real estate assets worth tens of millions of shekels. "The findings of the investigation show that the suspects acted in a sophisticated and systematic manner to hide their rights from the authorities and rake in huge sums," the police said. A large amount of property was seized for potential confiscation during the legal process.
This comes amid tensions in Likud surrounding the primaries, after party central members approved a proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Haim Katz to grant the PM eight reserved spots on the Knesset list. An initiative allowing incumbent ministers and MKs to run in districts was also approved by a narrow margin of two votes. Yesterday, it was reported that the Likud court is investigating whether the vote of party chairman Netanyahu was forged.
