Shula Zaken, who served as the bureau chief of former prime minister Ehud Olmert, was arrested on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport at 3 pm today. A four-man police team took her into custody for questioning by the National Fraud Squad about her involvement in the Holyland case, to which she has been linked.
The Holyland case continues to spread. According to defense lawyers Adv. Eli Cohen and Adv. Giora Zilbershtein, the Israel Police have been questioning "mediator" Meir Rabin, who was arrested three weeks ago in the Holyland case, about alleged transfers of $1 million to top political figures. Figures reportedly include Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman, and former ministers MK Ruhama Avraham-Balila (Kadima) and Danny Naveh.
At the opening of today's meeting of his Israel Beiteinu faction, party chairman Lieberman said, "I've been disappointed in recent days. The Holyland, kidnappings, wasn’t involved at all. I woke up this morning, and I was pleased to hear that my name was dragged into the affair, and not for the first time, nor for the last. I felt happy and satisfied. I'm in good company with Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. I'm pleased that I was not forgotten."
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on April 26, 2010
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