Israeli foreign minister to resign if charged

[oberliner]

JERUSALEM — Israel's ultranationalist foreign minister promised Monday to step down if he is charged after police recommended that he be indicted for a string of alleged corruption offenses.

Police say they have enough evidence to charge Avigdor Lieberman with accepting bribes, fraud, money laundering and other offenses. The country's attorney general must now decide whether to indict him, and that could take months.

Speaking at a press conference he called to respond to the police recommendation, which was announced Sunday, Lieberman said he did nothing wrong.

"If I had to do it again I would do precisely the same thing," he said.

Lieberman said he doubted he would be charged, but if he is, "There is no doubt that I will step down at that moment."

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[bemildred]

1. Either charge him or shut up about it.

How long has this "investigation" been going on? This is a bad as the "delay and deny" crap we get here in the states.

[oberliner]

3. Since 2006 I believe

Mazuz may go ahead and indict in this case. Seems that the evidence is pretty strong.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Hope this happens, and soon!