Writing on his Facebook page, Lieberman accused „mysterious forces“ of intentionally stirring up the scandal at this timing. „When it comes to Yisrael Beiteinu – there are no elections without investigations,“ he noted.
„I‘m sure of the innocence of all of our friends, and remind (everyone) once again not to be quick to sentence people because in a democratic society, a person is innocent unless otherwise proven,“ he went on to say.