The Diplomatic Passport Scandal: The police have finished their investigation of Minister Eli Cohen
[88065] The Diplomatic Passport Scandal: The police have finished their investigation of Minister Eli Cohen
The Israel Police have finished the investigation of Minister Eli Cohen on suspicion of illegally granting diplomatic passports and have transferred the file to the State Attorney's Office for a decision.
The police have finished the investigation of Minister Eli Cohen in the passport scandal
The Israel Police have officially announced that they have finished their investigation of Minister Eli Cohen in the affair known as the "diplomatic passport scandal," and have transferred the file to the State Attorney's Office for a decision on indictment. This was reported simultaneously by several news channels on Telegram, including Amit Segal and Ben Caspit - The Official Channel.
According to publications in News from the Field on Telegram and War Room 🎗️, the investigation focused on the suspicion that Minister Cohen issued diplomatic passports to a "number of political operatives" for improper considerations during his tenure as Foreign Minister. In War Room 🎗️, they specifically noted that Yair Netanyahu was among the recipients of the passports.
While most channels reported on the dry facts, in Politics Updates, which demonstrates a position supporting the government, they chose to describe the move as part of a "persecution" against the minister, using the phrasing: "The persecution does not end! According to Politics Updates".
Now, the ball passes to the State Attorney's Office, which will have to decide whether the evidence collected in the investigation justifies filing an indictment against Minister Cohen regarding the suspicions attributed to him.