Shas MK Azoulay calls for investigation against demonstrators

MK Yinon Azoulay (Shas) sent a letter to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud), demanding that a criminal investigation be opened against demonstrators in southern Tel Aviv who burned photos of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri.

"Freedom of speech cannot tolerate calls for murder in general and against a government minister in particular, and the severity of the act requires intervention by law enforcement agencies," Azoulay said.

"In view of the threat directed against the Interior Minister, I request that Minister Erdan provide security detail for the Interior Minister until the matter is clarified and the threat to him is removed," he added.