Bribery case against Israel's Sharon dropped -TV
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-06-14 08:45

An elderly Palestinian shouts at Israeli soldiers during a protest by Palestinians against the construction of a new section of the separation barrier which goes over their land in the northern West Bank village of Al-Zawieh.  [AFP]

Israel's attorney-general has decided not to indict Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on bribery charges, Israeli television said on Sunday.

Israeli officials were not available for comment on the Channel Ten report that Attorney-General Menachem Mazuz had closed the case due to lack of evidence against Sharon. Mazuz is due to formally issue his decision later this week.

The case centers on payments of hundreds of thousands of dollars that an Israeli land developer was said to have made to Sharon's son Gilad, hired in the late 1990s as an adviser on a never-completed project to build a Greek resort.

The developer, David Appel, was indicted in January on charges of trying to bribe Sharon. Israel's chief prosecutor has officially recommended indicting the prime minister as well.

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