The Jerusalem District Court today (Tuesday) filed a request for approval of a class action lawsuit in the amount of NIS 28 million against Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked and chairman of the right-wing faction MK Nir Orbach, alleging illegal use of Jewish House funds - that Bennett headed it and Auerbach served as its CEO, in the years 2018-2012.
The petition - which also includes the party itself, currently headed by Hagit Moshe, and former party treasurer - states that "the matter of this lawsuit is a serious failure, which led to the transfer of large sums to a third party illegally or the disappearance of funds from the party coffers, illegally." .
The petition, filed by members of the Jewish Home, the party center and one of its creditors, relies, among other things, on various reports by the State Comptroller on the party's financial conduct under Bennett, regarding engagements with advisers, legal advisers and online campaign management. The references to them were found to be missing and did not include an engagement agreement, and therefore the Comptroller's Office could not examine the nature of any expense. "
The petition states that Bennett himself was personally fined by the comptroller following his financial conduct.
Petitioners seek to establish their right to sue, inter alia, on the basis of "fraud", including "presentation of incorrect financial statements".
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Last August, Israel Today revealed a preliminary petition filed by members of the party's Jewish House and creditor, on suspicion that "invoices issued in the party's name reflect work actually performed for its personal members." In this petition, the Jewish House was asked to provide its full financial data during the years Bennett served as chairman. At high state offices "- that is, to harm the USSR Bennett.
Petitioners stated that they turned to a civil aviation after the ombudsman, Avichai Mandelblit, decided not to investigate a complaint filed with the police on the matter - without summoning Bennett or the complainant to collect testimony. He was furious at Mandelblit's decision not to investigate the complaint against Bennett, claiming it was a "bad-smelling decision."
Bar-Lev told Israel Today that he had asked clarifications from Orbach regarding alleged irregularities in the party - but was ignored.
The court will now have to decide whether to oblige the Jewish House to hand over the documents, as well as to determine whether a class action lawsuit can be filed against the party.
The right-wing party, in the name of Bennett, Shaked and Orbach, said in a response: "Petitioners who turned to the police and were rejected, went to court and found out that her claims were not true, and are now turning to a class action lawsuit."
The chairman of the Jewish House, Hagit Moshe, has not yet commented.
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