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Submarine deal resurfaces to haunt Israeli PM

AFP
Published : Jan 25, 2017, 3:47 am IST
Updated : Jan 25, 2017, 6:23 am IST

Police are now looking into two other matters related to Mr Netanyahu, Channel 10 television reported on Monday.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)
 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Jerusalem:  Israeli police have widened a probe into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, already under investigation in a graft case that has shaken the country’s politics, media reports said.

Police are now looking into two other matters related to Mr Netanyahu, Channel 10 television reported on Monday.

One of the matters appears to involve a deal for Israel to purchase  German submarines, while the second affair remained unclear, according to the reports.

It was unclear whether the new probes were preliminary enquiries or if they had been elevated to fully fledged investigations.

Police declined to comment. Mr Netanyahu’s cousin, family lawyer and confidant David Shimron  has reportedly been involved in the deal to purchase Dolphin submarines from Germany’s Thyssen-Krupp.

Media reports alleged a conflict of interest over the role played by Mr Shimron, who has represented Thyss-enKrupp’s Israeli agent.

If confirmed, the reports would add to a list of legal troubles already facing Mr Netanyahu.

Tags: benjamin netanyahu, david shimron
Location: Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem