Shas MK sentenced to 18 months

A former Israeli minister sentenced to 1.5 years imprisonment after being convicted on bribery offenses.

 
Zionist regime Court on Sunday sentenced Knesset Member Shlomo Benizri (Shas) to an 18-month prison term after finding him guilty him on bribery charges.

 
Benizri's sentence was relatively light, after the State Prosecutor's Office requested that he be sentenced to seven years in prison and be ordered to pay a hefty fine.

In addition to the 18 months in prison, Benizri also received an eight-month suspended sentence and was ordered to pay a fine of NIS 80,000 (about $23,000).