June 6, 2016
By Barak Ravid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (click here) received $40,000 in 2001 from Arnaut Mimran, a French tycoon on trial for fraud, a statement by the Prime Minister's Office on Monday said.
Mimran, who is the key suspect in a massive fraud case in France, told a Paris court that he gave 1 million euros to Netanyahu’s election campaign, a claim Netanyahu denies.
"The claim that Arnaut Mimran donated a million euros to Mr. Netanyahu's election campaign is a baseless lie," the statement issued on Monday said. "There was no contribution to Netanyahu's election campaign....
June 6, 2016
By Barak Ravid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (click here) received $40,000 in 2001 from Arnaut Mimran, a French tycoon on trial for fraud, a statement by the Prime Minister's Office on Monday said.
Mimran, who is the key suspect in a massive fraud case in France, told a Paris court that he gave 1 million euros to Netanyahu’s election campaign, a claim Netanyahu denies.
"The claim that Arnaut Mimran donated a million euros to Mr. Netanyahu's election campaign is a baseless lie," the statement issued on Monday said. "There was no contribution to Netanyahu's election campaign....
June 6, 2016
...The allegation (click here) has received widespread attention in Israel, with the country's attorney-general examining Mimran's testimony.
"The claim that Arnaud Mimran contributed €1m to the election campaign of Mr Netanyahu is a baseless lie," a statement from the prime minister's office said.
"There was no contribution by Mimran to Netanyahu's election campaign.
"In August 2001, when Mr Netanyahu was a private citizen, Mimran contributed $40,000 to the fund for public activities for Mr Netanyahu, which included media appearances and numerous educational campaigns abroad in favour of Israel, and made in accordance with the law."
In an earlier statement, Netanyahu's office said that "Mr Mimran, who is on trial for fraud in the range of several hundreds of millions of dollars, is trying to divert attention by means of another fraud" by accusing the prime minister.
An Israeli justice ministry spokeswoman said Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit had ordered an examination of Mimran's testimony "immediately after he became aware of it"....
