Enough evidence to indict Lieberman over corruption: Israeli police

JERUSALEM, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police investigators said on Tuesday there is sufficient evidence to indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on suspicion of money laundering, breach of public trust, fraudulent receipt of goods and disrupting police investigations.

The National Fraud Unit officials met with Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz on Tuesday night to discuss the corruption investigation and presented with their findings, the Israeli daily Jerusalem Post reported.

The investigation has lasted for a long time. In March, some Israeli groups opposed Lieberman to take the office of foreign minister when the then Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu offered this post to the chairman of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel is our home) party.

Lieberman however denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing cases when questioned by police before, and insisted that the probe is politically motivated.

The investigation was not over now, and the meeting focused on the steps needed to conclude the investigation as soon as possible, a senior Justice Ministry official told local news service Ynet.

The allegations apparently relate to a company run by Lieberman's daughter, the reports said.