After taking part in the Jerusalem Convention Center campaign launch, Avigdor Lieberman traveled to Lod to meet with police investigators who questioned him �under warning� for 30 minutes regarding the ongoing investigation into the appointment of Ambassador Ze�ev Ben-Aryeh. The investigation and likely indictment compelled Lieberman, who heads the Yisrael Beitenu Party, to step down as foreign minister pending the outcome of the case.

When a suspect is questioned �under warning� it generally signals the evidence gathered by police is significant and a criminal indictment in the case is likely.

Lieberman in his remarks following his resignation referred to the case against him as a politically motivated witch hunt, promising supporters he would be back in his senior post soon. Former Ambassador Ze�ev Ben-Aryeh, pleaded guilty in a plea bargain agreement in 2012 and he was sentenced to four months of community service.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)