Justice Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, has asked police to open a criminal investigation into Satmar over the distribution of grants of hundreds of dollars to those who pledge not to vote in the upcoming elections, according to a decision obtained by Belaaz.

A request was filed earlier to halt the payments, and the judge ordered the distribution stopped. However, Belaaz has learned that by then, all of the money had already been distributed. As a result, Justice Sohlberg announced today that there is no point in issuing a final ruling on the request.

In his decision, he wrote that anyone who received a grant in exchange for a commitment not to vote may still vote in the elections.

In addition, in the decision obtained by Belaaz, the judge turned to the police and asked them to open an investigation into Satmar over the distribution of funds to those who pledge not to vote.