Former MK Binyamin Ben-Eliezer is to be indicted pending a hearing in five cases in which he is suspected of corruption. He is accused of taking bribes, laundering money, breach of trust and tax evasion.
The allegations first came to light when he was running for the presidency in 2014. As a result his candidacy was withdrawn.
He is also suspected of filing falsified reports on his properties and using his influence as an MK and as a minister to promote the businesses of his close associates.
Ben-Eliezer’s lawyers, Navot Tel-Tzur and Tal Shapira, said in response to the decision: “All moneys mentioned in the draft were given to Mr. Ben Eliezer after his dramatic hospitalization at the Assaf Harofeh Hospital, where he lay unconscious for more than a month and nearly died.”
“Mr. Ben-Eliezer has made himself available to investigators, totally denies the allegations and has given detailed explanation regarding each one of them. He is determined to fight for his good name.”
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, May 27, 2014. (photo credit: Flash90)
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