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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts) Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:55 AM Jan 2012

Report: (Avigdor) Lieberman to face indictment in January

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"Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman will face a court hearing this month to decide whether to proceed with an indictment for fraud charges Israeli media reported on Tuesday.

If the controversial hardliner is indicted at the Jan. 17-18 hearing, he is likely to give up his ministerial post, disrupting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

Lieberman, a former bouncer, is accused of fraud, breach of trust, asset laundering and witness tampering, the report said."

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=449824

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Good. LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #1

Israel ex-premier Olmert charged with taking bribes Scurrilous Jan 2012 #2

Excellent news. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #3

LeftishBrit

(41,208 posts)

1. Good.

Reply to Scurrilous (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 09:54 AM

Jan 2012

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

2. Israel ex-premier Olmert charged with taking bribes

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Thu Jan 5, 2012, 09:54 PM

Jan 2012

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"FORMER ISRAELI prime minister Ehud Olmert has been charged with taking bribes in Israel’s biggest ever corruption scandal.

Mr Olmert, who was indicted yesterday in the Tel Aviv district court along with 17 other suspects, denies any wrongdoing.

The Holyland affair, first revealed two years ago, covers alleged bribes connected to a number of construction projects, but centres on the Holyland residential towers built on a hill overlooking much of southern Jerusalem.

Mr Olmert was alleged to have received kickbacks in order to further the project when he was mayor of Jerusalem between 1993 and 2003, and later as trade minister with control of the Israel Lands Authority, before he became prime minister.

The 83-page indictment lists payments of millions of euros to Mr Olmert, Uri Lupolianski, who replaced him as mayor, and other officials."

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0106/1224309890755.html

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

3. Excellent news.

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Thu Jan 5, 2012, 09:58 PM

Jan 2012

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