Israel's
attorney-general on Wednesday ordered the police to open an investigation into
a government contract with Germany for the purchase of three submarines and
other
naval craft, the Justice Ministry said in a statement.
The deal has come
under public scrutiny in Israel since it was discovered that Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu's personal lawyer David Shimron also represents the local
agent of the German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems set to build the
vessels.
"Following new
information that has been received today from the police and in view of other
developments in the matter ... the attorney-general has ordered an
investigation to be carried out by police concerning various aspects of the
affair," the Justice Ministry statement said.
Both Netanyahu and
his attorney have denied any impropriety, and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems said
it has no contractual connection with the lawyer.
REUTERS
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