Attorney GeneralYehuda Weinsteinis scheduled to holdhearings Tuesdayand Wednesday to determine whether or not to proceed with prosecutingForeign MinisterAvigdor Lieberman on charges of fraud andbreach of trust, aggravated acceptance of something through fraud,money laundering andharassing a witness. With Lieberman out of the country on a diplomatic mission, he will be represented by his attorneys
Liebermanis suspectedin the years2008-2001,asa private businessman,andduringhis tenureas MK and minister, of unlawfullyreceivingfundstotalingmillions of dollars,transferred tocompanies and corporationsunder his control, from privatebusinessmenfromabroad,includingAustriantycoonMartin Schlaff, businessmanMichaelChernoy,diamond merchant Dan GertlerandDanielGitenstein.At the end ofthe hearings,theprosecution will consult whether to proceed with indictments.