Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan (Likud) smuggled her mother, Rimona, out of Lahav 433 (the National Crime Unit), where authorities were interrogating her on Thursday.
The Israeli Police is now looking into the possibility of arresting Golan over this incident, even if she still has immunity as a member of the Knesset, N12 reported.
Golan’s mother, who is 80 years old, went to the bathroom during the interrogation and was later “taken” by Golan, who herself entered the station shouting at the agents, according to Ynet.
“The Minister’s mother, who is old and sick, was interviewed for over an hour. Because of that, she was very agitated and shaking all over her body, and Minister Golan immediately took her home to recover and called a doctor for her,” Golan’s team said in a statement.
Golan’s mother is allegedly connected to the current investigation into fund deviations towards the Haeer Haivrit (The Hebrew City) NGO and was summoned due to a series of documents and assets registered in her name.
What is Golan being investigated for?
Golan allegedly used office funds and resources for activities that did not fall under her responsibilities, such as having staff members drive her mother around, buying her a shwarma sandwich, and running errands for the minister, as well as delivering personal gifts to her friends.
The Israel Police raided the Jerusalem offices of Golan on Monday morning as part of an investigation into fraud, misuse of public funds, and fictitious employment.
The National Crime Unit also raided the offices of one of Golan’s advisers in Yavne, where they found a drug lab. A lawyer who once advised Golan was detained for questioning and later released to house arrest.
Sarah Ben-Nun and Keshet Neev contributed to this report.