- Israel's consul general to The Hague was arrested Tuesday
evening as he arrived in Israel for a visit on suspicion of accepting bribes.
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- Officers from Israel Police's international crime squad
were waiting for Uriel Yitzhaki as he arrived at Ben-Gurion International
Airport from the Netherlands.
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- The arrest was the culmination of an extensive investigation
into allegations that Yitzhaki, 56, accepted cash and perks in exchange
for issuing Israeli passports to people who were not entitled to them.
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- Details of the investigation were released for publication
on Wednesday.
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- The investigation began in July 2004 when police receive
a complaint together with intelligence information that Yitzhaki had issued
Israeli passports, making tens of thousands of dollars and accepting perks
such as stays in luxury hotels.
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- Police detectives have collected evidence apparently
showing that Yitzhaki had issued some 150 Israeli passports to people who
were not entitled to them. The investigation was also a joint effort by
the Foreign Ministry and Justice Ministry.
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- Yitzhaki will be brought before the Petah Tikva Magistrate's
Court later Wednesday for a remand hearing.
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