FM Lieberman Incriminated by Two Political Enemies

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FM Lieberman Incriminated by Two Political Enemies
by Hillel Fendel

(IsraelNN.com) The abrupt turnabout in the eight-year-investigation of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman came about with the revelation of an envelope of documentation allegedly showing the bank deposits made by Lieberman in his foreign bank account in Cyprus. The police finally announced on Sunday that they had completed their criminal investigation of Lieberman and were issuing a formal recommendation to indict him on charges of accepting bribes, fraud, breach of trust, money laundering and other offenses. Lieberman responded with confidence that the police have been pursuing him personally for 12 years.

The envelope in question was given over to the police by none other than two former allies of Lieberman: Ex-Knesset Member Michael Nudelman and Lieberman’s former aide David Edelman, both of the Russian immigrant community. It is not clear whether Lieberman or someone representing him forgot the envelope there, or if someone who wished to incriminate Lieberman placed it there. In any event, it is believed that the police were on their way to closing the case for lack of evidence – until this envelope was found.

Nudelman explained to Army Radio on Monday morning that he arrived in his office one morning and found the envelope on his desk. He said that though it seemed to clear to him what the documents indicated, he asked a friend of his who was “more familiar with the laws” to take a look at them. When the full significance became clear to him and Edelman, they brought the material to the State Comptroller’s office, from where it quickly made its way to the police.

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MK Rotem: No Evidence Against Lieberman - News Briefs - Israel National News

MK Rotem: No Evidence Against Lieberman
Reported: 21:51 PM - Aug/04/09

(IsraelNN.com) Yisrael Beitienu MK David Rotem said Tuesday that there is not enough evidence to indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, despite the police’s claim to the contrary. Rotem said that State Prosecutor Menachem Mazuz will ultimately decide not to indict Lieberman. Rotem also said that the Knesset must act to limit the amount of time public figures can be investigated by the police. “I know a famous lawyer who was investigated for 20 years and he died without any decision,” Rotem said. “This situation cannot continue.”