Sharon faces prosecution
2004-03-28 17:49
Jerusalem - Israel's chief prosecutor submitted on Sunday recommendations to the attorney general that could lead to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon being indicted for receiving bribes, a justice ministry spokesperson said.
"Edna Arbel (the chief prosecutor) has today submitted her recommendations to the state of Israel's Attorney General Menachem Mazuz on the Greek Island affair," spokesperson Jacob Galanti said..
He would not confirm whether Arbel had recommended that Mazuz prosecute Sharon on charges of accepting bribes from contractor David Appel.
The recommendation comes two months after Appel was indicted on charges of trying to bribe Sharon when he was foreign minister, through his son Gilad, in exchange for their help in securing a major Greek property deal.
- AFP