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Email Print Factboxes Facts about Israel's Avigdor Lieberman 12:56pm EDT Crime among Israel's political elite 2:07pm EDT Analysis & Opinion John Kerry has had it up to HERE with “The Flat Earth Caucus” COLUMN – U.S. Libya sanctions: vendors beware â€” and beware of your vendors Related Topics World » 1 / 2 Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (R) speaks on a mobile phone during a convention of his Yisrael Beiteinu party in Jerusalem April 13, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner By Dan Williams and Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM | Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:43pm EDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's attorney-general told Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday he could be indicted on graft charges that would likely force his resignation and shake up the rightist coalition government. Lieberman, who denies wrongdoing, will be allowed personally to plead his case to Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein before a decision is made whether to file charges including fraud, money laundering and witness tampering, the Justice Ministry said. Its announcement came as Lieberman, senior coalition partner to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presided over a convention of his ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel is Our Home) party in Jerusalem. After a speech that celebrated party ideals such as refusing to cede occupied West Bank land to the Palestinians, demanding loyalty oaths from Israeli Arabs and promoting the interests of secular immigrants from the former Soviet Union such as himself, Lieberman appeared to shrug off the looming legal reckoning. "I have always acted in accordance with the law and I have no reason to worry," he said. "After 15 years, I will finally have the chance to prove that I always conducted myself legally." Yisrael Beiteinu lawmaker Faina Kirschenbaum said it was too soon to say what steps the party would take over Weinstein's decision but that Lieberman would have to quit if indicted. "Let's exhaust the process and then see where we are," Kirschenbaum told Reuters. The Justice Ministry said Lieberman was suspected of using shell companies and third-party accounts to receive more than $1,200,000 illicitly while in public office, including from foreign magnates with business interests in Israel. "DEFRAUDING THE PUBLIC" Lieberman and confidants were suspected of trying to cover up these dealings "through methodical and protracted actions defrauding the public and national institutions," the ministry said in a statement. It further accused Lieberman of trying to promote Israel's ambassador to Belarus after the envoy leaked him privileged information about police investigation against him dating back to the 1990s. Though police had recommended Lieberman also be indicted for bribery, this charge did not appear in the ministry statement. Israel's Channel Two television said a conviction for money laundering could spell a 10-year jail term, similar to bribery. Israel's Supreme Court ruled in a 1993 case that the prime minister was required to dismiss a government official who was charged with a crime. Israeli legal analysts say this precedent means Lieberman would have to step down if indicted. Yisrael Beiteinu is Netanyahu's largest coalition partner, and the third largest in Israel's parliament. If Lieberman were to resign and his party also quit the coalition, Israel could face an early election. 1 2 Next World Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (2) BlackMoon wrote: Since Lieberman is not to be indicted for at least a few months (according to Israeli media), we may expect at least several more fiery and entertaining statement from the Foreign Minister. But who will replace him? He has created a party of lackeys… no internal opposition. So whoever will replace him as FM, he would still be in charge of the Ministry (is he now?). Apr 13, 2011 1:25pm EDT -- Report as abuse Ocala123456789 wrote: this is a looney man… it is a shame to have someone for foreign affairs for israel… he is pushing israel to loneliness… what a sad person for peace… all these hawkish politicians charge with fraud… beware of right wing nuts in any country… Apr 13, 2011 2:16pm EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Super Lawyers Attorney Rating Service Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. 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