Tel Aviv Police Close Okinawa Sushi Restaurant Over Illegal Worker
Tel Aviv police issued a one-month administrative closure order for the Okinawa Sushi restaurant after an illegal resident was found working on the premises without permits.
Commander of the Tel Aviv District, Haim Sargroff, signed a one-month administrative closure order today (Thursday) for the "Okinawa Sushi" restaurant on Levontin Street. The decision followed a police inspection at the business earlier this week, during which an illegal resident was found working without proper permits.
Police officers from the Lev Tel Aviv station arrived at the restaurant on Tuesday. During the inspection, officers discovered an employee who was staying in Israel illegally. Following these findings, a criminal investigation was opened against the owners of the establishment.
Alongside the criminal proceedings, licensing officers examined the possibility of closing the business. Upon completion of the review, it was decided to issue an administrative closure order halting the restaurant's operations until October 23. Police stated that law enforcement will continue to act against the employment and harboring of illegal residents as part of the ongoing effort to combat offenses that threaten public safety.
The closure of Okinawa Sushi joins a series of recent administrative and criminal measures taken against business owners in Tel Aviv for similar employment violations. In early September, the Butra restaurant on HaArba'a Street in the city was closed for a month following the discovery of two illegal residents employed there. In July, an identical closure order was signed against a restaurant on Brodetzky Street in the northern part of the city, where another Palestinian worker staying and working in the country without appropriate permits was arrested.
