Sharon family 'took bribes from businessman'

Police have evidence that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s family received £1.5m (€2.2m) in bribes from an Austrian businessman, part of a complicated case involving illegal campaign contributions, Channel 10 TV reported today.

The report showed a document it said was delivered by police to a court that confiscated material from the home of the Shlaff family in Israel, saying it had evidence of the bribe.