The statement also said that as Lieberman's political fortunes, and that of his 'Ysirael Beteinu' party rose, so the attempts to expel him from the political arena intensified.

State Attorney Moshe Lador will decide in the coming days whether to follow the police recommendation and indict the minister.

Lieberman, 50 and born in Moldova, is the leader of the ultra-right Yisrael Beiteinu faction, the largest coalition partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud Party.