MK Yaakov Peri to resign from the Knesset
Former Shin Bet director who was elected to parliament as part of the Yesh Atid party says he intends to ‘take a time out from public activity’ amid reports he failed a polygraph test when questioned after allegedly leaking information to Aryeh Deri about an investigation against him in the 1990s.
Name: Yaakov Peri
Continent: Asia
Country: Israel
Company: Knesset
Branch: Government
Position: MK
Reason: Resigned
Announcement Date: February 06, 2018, 11:00pm
Resignation Date: February 06, 2018, 11:00pm
Source 1: https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5096924,00.html