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Article: Israeli police question prime minister about bribery case
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2004
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Israeli police question prime minister about bribery case
Sharon denies crime; scandal could force him out of office
Associated Press, Cox News Service
Friday, February 6, 2004
Jerusalem -- Police questioned Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for
more than two hours Thursday about a bribery case that could force
him out of office, as criticism grew that his surprise proposal to
remove Israeli settlements in Gaza was meant to deflect attention
from the scandal.
The prime minister again denied wrongdoing, Israel TV said. Sharon
told investigators that he did not know of a lucrative marketing