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Israeli PM aide in graft scandal
04/06/2007 20:06 - (SA)
Jerusalem - Israeli police are recommending charges against a former top aide of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after concluding inquiries into Israel's latest graft scandal, a spokesperson said on Monday.
"Police have finished the investigation into the corruption case relating to the tax authority management and recommended charges, against Mrs Shula Zaken in particular," police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld said.
Zaken, Olmert's former personal secretary who worked with him for 30 years, has already been suspended for six months in connection with the corruption probe, and was placed under house arrest for 10 days last January.
"Dozens of people were questioned as part of this inquiry," Rosenfeld said.
Police are also recommending charges against Yoram Karshi, Zaken's brother, and fellow businessmen Koby Gur on suspicion of helping get individuals appointed to key positions within the tax authority outside normal procedure.
Olmert's approval ratings are at historic lows over a string of corruption allegations implicating both himself and members of his government, in addition to heavy criticism doled out by a government inquiry into the Lebanon war.
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