MK Nissan Slomiansky (Bayit Yehudi) denied on Monday reports in the Israeli media that he had “bought votes” in his party’s primaries several months ago.

The Yediot Aharonot daily reported on Monday morning that Israeli police were investigating allegations that an unnamed MK had paid money in exchange for votes in his party’s primaries. By Monday evening, all Israeli media outlets had named the MK as Slomiansky, noting that the private investigator had been hired by Bayit Yehudi chairman Naftali Bennett to investigate irregularities in the party’s primaries.