Corruption case in Kfar Saba: CEO of municipal company placed under house arrest

The Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion placed the CEO of the Kfar Saba municipality's economic company, attorney Sagi Hen, under six days of house arrest as part of a corruption investigation. Hen's lawyers argue there is no evidence of bribery. The investigation, revealed on October 12, suspects Mayor Rafi Saar, the CEO, and the mayor's wife of receiving cash bribes in exchange for ensuring victory in tenders.

The Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion placed the CEO of the Kfar Saba municipality's economic company, attorney Sagi Hen, under six days of house arrest. This decision was made as part of an investigation into suspicions of corruption in Kfar Saba's municipal services, which entered its open phase on October 12. Hen's lawyers argued that there is no evidence or proof that their client received bribes. According to the suspicions, in exchange for bribe money, mostly delivered in cash, Mayor Rafi Saar and the CEO of the economic company, with the active involvement of the mayor's wife, acted in the interests of the bribe-givers and ensured their victory in several major tenders. The case is at an early stage of legal proceedings.