Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's Foreign Minister. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Arutz Sheva – Jerusalem councilman Moshe Lion, a close associate of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, was detained and questioned for several hours on Sunday in connection with the corruption scandal involving members of the Yisrael Beytenu party, it has been cleared for publication.

Lion, who unsuccessfully tried to run for mayor of Jerusalem, was released following the questioning to house arrest for a period of five days.

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