El Al chair Amikam Ben Zvi questioned in Netivot graft affair

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Author: Netta Seroussi
• Publication title: Globes (Rishon LeZion, Israel)

At little over a week ago it was reported that a covert investigation by the police Lahav 433 National Fraud Unit had become overt. The police reported at the time that it had carried out searches and that people suspected of involvement in the affair had been summoned for questioning. The economic department of the State Attorney's Office is supervising the investigation

Ben Zvi, a former chairperson of the Standards Institution of Israel, owns and runs MBZ Construction Company Ltd. He served in the past as CEO of Schindler Nechushtan Elevators Ltd and of state-owned housing company Amidar.

Ben Zvi's lawyer Adv. Nati Simchony said, "Mr. Ben Zvi respects the law enforcement authorities, is cooperating fully, and is certain that at the end of the...