A few days after the arrest of Natalie and Oknin's rebels in Turkey on suspicion of photographing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's palace, President Yitzhak Herzog spoke with the two's family members and made it clear that he and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid were working to release them and bring them back to Israel.
During the conversation, the president asked to encourage and reassure the relatives of the Oknin couple.
He reiterated the fact that the two Israelis detained in Turkey have no connection of any kind to any agency of the country and that he is convinced of their innocence.
Rebels and Natalie Vaknin, Photo: Courtesy of the family
Earlier in the day, Advocate Nir Jaslovic, representing the Oknin couple, landed in Istanbul. They were detained for 20 days by a court in Turkey. And the family members, "said Adv. Jaslovitch.
"She asked to help her in any way and help her in the most difficult distress they are in.
According to Jaslovic, the Turkish court has ordered an extension of the couple's detention "in order to allow the Turkish prosecutor's office to work on filing an indictment in the espionage section. There is a 20-day deadline, but it can be more than 20 days, so I went into action At the legal level. "
Despite the arrest in Turkey: Israelis continue to fly to Istanbul without fear // Photo: Avi Cohen
The Foreign Ministry said yesterday that Minister Lapid "spoke with the family of Natalie and the Oknin rebels, who are detained in Turkey. The minister updated in the conversation that the Foreign Ministry requested an urgent consular visit to the Oknin couple and is working to release them at all levels.
"The Foreign Minister wishes to emphasize that the couple Natalie and the Oknin rebels do not work for any Israeli agency. The Foreign Ministry has been in constant contact with the family since the news of their arrest and updates them regularly on efforts to release them.
