State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss today called on the Office of the State Prosecutor, Israel Police, and the courts to expedite the handling of corruption cases. His comments implicitly referred to the ongoing cases against outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Lindenstrauss said, "Legal proceedings against the country's leaders should be completed, as well as against those whose actions set a bad example for the entire nation." He made the comment at a special session of the Knesset State Control Committee.
Lindenstrauss added, "The State Prosecutor and the Police should make every effort to complete the investigation of serious crimes as quickly as possible, and not wait too long, which exhausts the public and sometimes gives the accused or the suspects a chance to seed doubt in the public's mind about the basis of the charges or suspicions attributed to them."
Lindenstrauss said the courts should give priority to hearing cases of public corruption.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on December 9, 2008
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