Dudi Appel Identified as Central Suspect in Alleged Asset-Concealment Case
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Dudi Appel was identified Wednesday as the central suspect in an alleged asset-concealment case after a publication restriction was lifted. Investigators suspect the developer, in bankruptcy proceedings since 2012, concealed real-estate rights worth tens of millions of shekels and moved assets under his control. Former Likud lawmaker and party court president Michael Kleiner and businesspeople Yaffa and Yitzhak Dayan are also suspects; all four were questioned Monday and released. The Dayans' lawyers said their clients had done nothing wrong, and all suspects retain the presumption of innocence.
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Sources factually disagree on custody terminology: Bizportal reports the four were arrested; Globes and Ynet report they were detained for questioning and released without a court appearance. The remaining facts are uniform: Appel is the central suspect in alleged concealment of real-estate rights worth tens of millions of shekels, and Kleiner and Yaffa and Yitzhak Dayan are also suspects.
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