Israel Police now suspect that Attorney Ronen Shemer, who worked at the legal firm of Miki Ganor, shredded and removed documents pertaining to current police investigation focused on the allegedly corrupt submarine deal with German company Thyssenkrupp, in what is being referred to as “Case 3000.” Shemer denied the allegations, as his remand in police…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer David Shimron is the unnamed attorney with close ties to the premier who was questioned under caution in recent days in connection with the so-called submarine affair, police said Wednesday.
Former Marine Commander Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer (Mari) Marom is the senior officer who has been interrogated since this morning (Tuesday) in the police in the framework of the “3000 Affair”, which was dubbed the “Submarine Affair”.
Police detained a former IDF major general Eliezer Marom for questioning on Tuesday as part of investigations into corruption surrounding the procurement of submarines and patrol ships from German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp—the so-called Case 3000.
Police detained six people for questioning on Monday morning, including a number of former senior public officials, suspected of corruption in the potentially fraudulent purchase of naval vessels from Germany.
Germany’s national security council has approved a deal to sell three further nuclear-capable submarines to Israel, magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday, the latest act in a defence deal that has been overshadowed by corruption allegations.
Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon believes that charges will be filed in the German submarines affair.
Israel’s Attorney General has ordered an investigation into the purchase of German submarines months after it emerged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney represented the German firm involved in the $1.5 billion deal.
The German submarine police examination, also known as “Case 3000,” was reported on Wednesday to be reclassified by the police as a criminal investigation.
On Monday, the administration of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied allegations of impropriety in the procurement of four surface craft from German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp.