Interior Minister and Shas leader Aryeh Deri has referred to the police investigation against him and said that "I thank G-d in my name and my wife's name for all that is happening, for the investigation, the publication. We have no complaints."
Porat Yosef yeshiva dean Rabbi Shalom Cohen also responded to the investigation, stating that "all of this is lies. he[Deri] only acts in the public good."