Last update - 00:00 06/02/2007
Lack of evidence ends bribery probe into comptroller advisor Borovsky
By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent
State Prosecutor Eran Shendar on Tuesday decided to drop the investigation against Major General (ret.) Yaakov Borovsky, who was suspected of trying to bribe his way into the post of national police chief.
The case against Borovsky, which Shendar opened last November, was closed due to lack of evidence.
Borovsky had been accused by former Likud Central Committee member, Salomon Karubi, of trying to strike a deal with Omri Sharon, son of former prime minister Ariel Sharon, in which he would would be appointed police chief in return for changing the team of investigators working on a case involving the elder Sharon.
Borovsky serves as an advisor to State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss in the fight against corruption.
The investigation was to check allegations that Brigadier General David Siso suggested to central committee member Salomon Karubi that in return for Borovsky's appointment as chief, it would be possible to make changes in the composition of the team probing one of the cases involving Ariel Sharon.
Borovsky said in response to the allegations that political sources were trying to incriminate him, possibly due to his activities in the State Comptroller's Office.
Following the opening of the investigation, Borovsky took a leave of absence. The comptroller also decided not to involve Borovsky in any matters connected to the prime minister and his bureau until a decision was made on whether or not to try him.
The comptroller's officer said Tuesday that Borovsky would resume his role as adviser following the decision to drop the investigation.