MK Sharan Haskel was summoned today (Thursday) to give open testimony at the police's Lahav Unit 433 about the elections for State Comptroller - after she claimed that members of the 'New Hope' faction were required to videotape themselves voting, and to present the footage to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The summons comes following a directive from Gali Baharav-Miara and State Attorney Amit Isman, who ordered an investigation into whether Likud party officials submitted a false affidavit to the High Court of Justice.
Haskel's claims were set forth in an affidavit she submitted to the High Court of Justice last week, which was submitted as part of a petition by a member of Knesset demanding to split from her faction in the Knesset.
A fundamental contradiction arose between legal documents submitted to the High Court of Justice regarding the election process for the State Comptroller. On the one hand, Likud Director General David Sharan and a number of MKs from the party submitted affidavits in which the claim that a requirement was imposed to photograph the ballots was completely denied. According to the Likud's position, every MK who chose to record his vote did so of his own free will and discretion. On the other hand, as stated, the argument of reason.
About a month ago, the High Court ordered a repeat election for the position of State Comptroller, in a decision that was unanimously adopted by a panel of five judges.
According to the ruling, the recording of the vote by several Knesset members from the coalition violated the secrecy of the vote, which "requires the cancellation of the vote and its re-run.".
