Israel Indicts Former Foreign Minister

Israel Indicts Former Foreign Minister

<h1>Israel Indicts Former Foreign Minister</h1><img src="http://www.voanews.com/App_Themes/VOA_en-US/img/colorLogo.gif"/>Israeli justice officials say former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman has been formally indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust.<br /> <br /> The Justice Ministry filed the indictment against Lieberman in a Jerusalem court Sunday.<br /> <br /> Justice officials say Lieberman was indicted on charges relating to the promotion of an Israeli diplomat who had illegally given Lieberman information about a police investigation against him.<br /> <br /> Lieberman resigned his Foreign Ministry post earlier this month when he was informed of the pending charges, which Lieberman denies.<br /> <br /> He remains the head of the Yisrael Beitenu party, which has formed a coalition with with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#39;s Likud party ahead of the January 22 parliamentary elections.<br /> <br /> <p> <span class="article11"><em><span style="font-size: small;">Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.</span></em></span></p><link rel="canonical" href="http://www.voanews.com/content/israel_incicts_former_foreign_minister/1574638.html"/><meta name="syndication-source" content="http://www.voanews.com/content/israel_incicts_former_foreign_minister/1574638.html"/><img src="http://livetracker.voanews.eu/counter.lt?PageType=256&RecordId=1574638&SiteId=415&r=1200538763&it=0&pd=20121230112646&url=ArticleID1574638" alt="" style="border:none;" height="1" width="1">

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