Uri Lupolianski was arrested Wednesday for allegedly receiving over three million shekels in bribes from the entrepreneurs behind the Holyland housing project in Jerusalem. He is also suspected of money laundering. His remand has been extended for five days.
The courts saw fit to place the former mayor in custody on the same day that it decided to let Anat Kam, who is charged with espionage, to remain under house arrest.
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