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Israeli FM Lieberman resigns

December 14, 2012 08:30 pm | Updated 08:33 pm IST - JERUSALEM

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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks to the media during an event in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Israels powerful foreign minister resisted calls to resign after he was charged Thursday with breach of trust for actions that allegedly compromised a criminal investigation into his business dealings, throwing the country's election campaign into disarray just weeks before the vote. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks to the media during an event in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Israels powerful foreign minister resisted calls to resign after he was charged Thursday with breach of trust for actions that allegedly compromised a criminal investigation into his business dealings, throwing the country's election campaign into disarray just weeks before the vote. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced he is resigning a day after an indictment for breach of trust was filed against him by the country’s attorney general.

Mr Lieberman’s decision could throw the Israeli political system into upheaval a month ahead of elections.

Israel’s attorney general indicted Mr Lieberman on Thursday for alleged breach of trust, but decided not to file a number of more serious charges in a fraud and money-laundering case.

“I have decided to resign from my position as foreign minister and deputy prime minister,” Mr Lieberman wrote in a statement released by his office on Friday.

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