Lieberman charged with breach of trust
2012-12-13 18:59
Jerusalem - Israel's attorney general has indicted the
country's powerful foreign minister for alleged breach of trust, but decided
not to file a number of more serious charges in a fraud and money-laundering
case.
While Avigdor Lieberman escaped the most serious
accusations against him, Thursday's decision could still jeopardise his
political career and throw the Israeli political system into upheaval on the
eve of elections.
The investigation into Lieberman's personal business
dealings goes back more than a decade. Prosecutors suspected he illicitly received
money from businessmen and laundered it through straw companies.
But they apparently decided they had insufficient
evidence for a conviction. Instead, a statement says he was charged with
receiving official material from the investigation against him from the former
Israeli ambassador to Belarus.
Lieberman had no immediate comment.
- AP
