Beit Shemesh man arrested for attempting to bribe voters, commit fraud
A Beit Shemesh resident in his 20s attempted to bribe voters to vote for a specific candidate, and tried to buy ID cards to commit voter fraud.
A Beit Shemesh resident was arrested Monday night for offering to pay to citizens to vote for a candidate, and planning to falsify and disrupt the municipal elections.
The investigation was opened yesterday by the Jerusalem District Police fraud unit, following a report on the suspect.
The suspect in question is a young man in his 20s, who offered bribes to voters through social media. According to the police, he offered a voter a NIS 200 to vote for a specific candidate, and in another case offered NIS 100 in exchange for any voter's ID card, intending to commit voter fraud and disrupt the election process.
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On Monday night, the police managed to track down and arrest the suspect, who will be brought to a court hearing on extending his detention on Tuesday.
The police are continuing their investigation.
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