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Judge denies police request to hold onto Qatargate suspect's phones

The Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court has denied a police request to retain three electronic devices belonging to Jonatan Urich, a key suspect in the Qatargate investigation. Police now have 48 hours to appeal the ruling. Urich and Eli Feldstein are accused of working to improve Qatar's image following the October seventh attack, despite the Gulf state's ties to a terror group. Police admitted they have not accessed the contents of the devices and could not provide a timeline for doing so. Judge Menahem Mizrahi rejected the request, citing a lack of classified evidence and investigative details from police. Mizrahi has previously denied similar police requests in this case, though his decisions have sometimes been overturned by higher courts.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/judge-denies-police-request-to-hold-onto-qatargate-suspects-phones/
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