AG to Probe French Tycoon’s Claim He Gave Netanyahu 1M Euros; PM: Money Was for Hasbara
▻http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.723307
Paris court says evidence shows Arnaut Mimran gave Netanyahu the sum, but a Haaretz investigation reveals State Comptroller received no reports of such a donation in last decade; Netanyahu: ’I received the money as a private individual for public diplomacy campaign for Israel.’
Sharon Pulwer and Barak Ravid Jun 05, 2016
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit has instructed that an examination be made of suspicions against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised by the court testimony of French businessman Arnaud Mimran, Channel 10 News reported last night.
Mimran, who is the key suspect in a huge fraud case in France, told a Paris court that he gave 1 million euros to Netanyahu’s election campaign. During the court session the chairman of the judges’ panel said the payment to Netanyahu was in the evidence file. Mimran mentioned the payment when he was being questioned about his activities in 2009, but did not say specifically to what campaign he had contributed.