Israel court releases 4 in Netanyahu aides' corruption case
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An Israeli court has released four of the seven suspects held in a high-profile corruption case involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confidants after a judge apparently discussed their detention with an investigator.
The development leaves two Netanyahu aides — Nir Hefetz, the premier's former media adviser, and Communications Ministry Director Shlomo Filber — and media tycoon Shaul Elovitch in jail.
Israeli media reported late on Sunday that Tel Aviv District Court Judge Ronit Poznanski-Katz and an investigator from the security agencies exchanged messages about the suspects held in a case involving Netanyahu's aides and telecom giant Bezeq.
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Last week police arrested Elovitch and the others over involvement in promoting regulations worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Israel's Bezeq telecom company, of which Elovitch is a major shareholder.