Sharon denies being involved in corruption cases

Israel's radio said that the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon denied committing any violations when he was interrogated by the police yesterday over a bribe scandal. Sharon said he did not know about his son's deals with the Israeli businessman he tried to bribe in the 1990s.

The interrogation session yesterday lasted for three hours. It is linked to two scandals, the first and main one is what is known the Greek island deal, but the radio gave no statements about the results of the session which lasted more than three hours.

It is expected that the new legal advisor Menahim Mazous will decide within one month weather a list of accusations will be addressed against Sharon. If such a list is actually addressed against Sharon he will only to quit and call for the formation of a new government.

The second investigation with Sharon was made by four members of the Israeli police at his residence in western Jerusalem. Sharon was subjected to a similar session that lasted for more than 10 hours on October 30th, 2003.