Tel-Chai Nation

The Shas leader who undeservedly became a government minister again has been investigated in a laundering probe by police, and 14 other suspects were arrested. Now, both Deri and his wife, who's also a suspect in the case, were questioned again by detectives:

Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and his wife Yaffa were questioned for more than six-hours on Monday afternoon in an ongoing corruption case against him, police said.

This was the second time the Deris have been questioned, a week after they were interrogated for a marathon 11 hours over a slew of corruption allegations.

A statement from police spokeswoman Luba Samri after the interrogation ended said that Deri was questioned from “early morning,” at the Lahav 433 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod.

Samri said there will be no further statement on Deri’s latest questioning, as the investigation is ongoing.

The minister is under suspicion of money laundering, fraud and breach of trust, theft by an authorized person, fraudulent registration, and tax offenses, according to police.

Deri’s wife, Yaffa, is also suspected of various financial crimes, including tax evasion and using money donated to her nonprofit organization to purchase real estate.

Israeli media reported that police are fairly confident of an indictment against Deri for receiving money illegally but at the same time have quietly dropped any mention of bribery charges and are focusing on other suspected crimes. Police say that they expect the investigation to continue for several more months.

I sure hope this'll result in requiring Deri's resignation. He did not deserve to regain the job he should never have had in the first place. I remember that in the late 90s, Mrs. Deri was whining about her husband's being charged, and now, it doesn't surprise me at all she could be so favorable to corruption. They both deserve to be penalized.

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