Court Lifts Restrictions on Suspect in Ra'am Bribery Case

A court has ordered the lifting of restrictive conditions and the release from house arrest of Said Abu Riash, an activist with the Ra'am party suspected of involvement in an election bribery scheme, the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz reported. Abu Riash, who was investigated on suspicion of involvement in an affair concerning cash envelopes, claimed in a conversation with reporters that investigators failed to present evidence against him and instead questioned his efforts to encourage voter turnout. Meanwhile, police are challenging a decision to release another suspect in the case to house arrest. Further details regarding the status of the investigation have not yet been released.