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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 06:00 14/11/2007 Lador will not recuse himself in Bank Leumi affair By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent tags: Bank Leumi affair, corruption  State Prosecutor-designate Moshe Lador has no intention of recusing himself from the decision over whether to indict Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in the Bank Leumi affair, even though Abramson was counsel to one of the groups bidding for the bank. The privatization of Leumi was on the list of potential conflicts of interest that Lador submitted to the search committee, but according to him, "I had no involvement or contact, directly or indirectly, and had absolutely no dealings with the issue. I found it appropriate to bring it to the committee's attention only because questions could arise. Beyond that, the candidate has no connection to any of the suspicions linked to the subjects of the investigation." Advertisement Lador was announced late Monday night as the near-unamimous choice to replace State Prosecutor Eran Shendar. Lador, 63, joined the Jerusalem District Prosecutor's Office in 1978. He headed the Economic Unit of the Prosecutor's Office from 1990-94 and was district attorney of Jerusalem from 1994-2003, when he returned to private practice. Lador is a partner in Ephraim Abramson & Co. The cabinet is expected to approve his appointment within a few weeks. The Justice Ministry announced that Lador will not recuse himself from making decisions regarding Olmert. "Lador informed the search committee in writing, on his own initiative, that his law firm was counsel to one of the contenters in the Bank Leumi contract. Attorney Lador himself had no connection to the matter, and as such there is no conflict of interest." Lador's decision was based on the fact that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz recused himself from dealing with the case because his sister, Yemima Mazuz, is legal adviser to the Finance Minister, and because no decision will be made on the case until after outgoing State Prosecutor Eran Shendar ends his term. Related articles: Friedmann likely to oppose Nitzan for state prosecutor, ministry official says Friedmann likely to oppose Nitzan for state prosecutor, ministry official says Three more candidates to contend for position of state prosecutor Bookmark to del.icio.us Speaking for Israel U.S. Secretary Rice says Israelis are prepared to give up the West Bank for peace. Doable deal Solana says an Israeli-PA peace agreement can be achieved within 9 months.   1.   OLMERT NEEDS HIS DAY IN COURT SOONER NOT LATER 09:48  |  S.Windlers 14/11/07

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