Arbel: Evidence clearly shows that Sharon took bribes

[Classical_Liberal]

Arbel: Evidence clearly shows that Sharon took bribes

By Yuval Yoaz



The evidence paints a "clear and grim" picture of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accepting bribes from contractor and Likud power broker David Appel, former state prosecutor Edna Arbel wrote in her recommendation to indict Sharon in the so-called Greek island affair.



Arbel's opinion, first submitted to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz in March, was published yesterday for the first time. It was attached to Mazuz's response to three petitions to the High Court of Justice against his June 15 decision not to indict Sharon.

The petitions were filed by the Movement for Quality Government and opposition MKs Yossi Sarid (Meretz-Yahad) and Eitan Cabel (Labor). A seven-justice panel will hear the case on Tuesday.

Mazuz, unlike Arbel, concluded that there was insufficient proof to press bribery charges against either Sharon or his son, Gilad. The alleged bribe consisted of the exorbitant salary Appel paid Gilad for his work on the Greek island project......

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