Omri Sharon: Will he face time behind bars?
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Plea bargain for Sharon junior?
Prime minister's son could face jail time over illegal fundraising charges related to 1999 Likud primaries
TEL AVIV - A plea bargain between Knesset Member Omri Sharon, the prime minister's son, and the State Prosecutor in connection with illegal fundraising charges could be finalized by next week, it was reported Thursday.
State Prosecutor Menachem Mazuz does not intend give up on a jail-term sentence for the prime minister’s son, and will apparently charge Omri Sharon with offences that carry a prison sentence.
Speaking to journalists this week, Mazuz said he would not “give up on the principle – the penal code, which is the overriding factor. This is a very serious case with solid evidence.”
Charges related to 1999 Likud primaries
Sharon junior will be charged under the Political Party Funding Law and the penal code, but his lawyers will try to ensure that he will not face time behind bars, but rather community service time – a decision which will be left up to the judges.
In recent months, Mazuz and Sharon’s lawyer, Dan Shayman, have been in negotiations in an attempt to finalize a plea bargain, which is expected to alter the original charge against Sharon, dealing with his activities in the 1999 Likud party primaries
