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Ariel Sharon's son to be released from prison early for good behavior
Associated Press | 06.02.08

JERUSALEM - Justice Ministry officials say Ariel Sharon's son will be released from prison early for good behavior.

Omri Sharon, son of Israel's ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, was sentenced to a seven-month prison term in late February. He was convicted of campaign funding violations.

Tal Vider, a Justice Ministry spokesman, said Sharon asked Sunday to have his sentence reduced on grounds of good behavior.

In keeping with customary practice, the sentence was cut by one-third. He'll now be released on June 25 instead of late September.

Prosecutors said Omri Sharon illictly took $1.3 million (euro890,000) to fund his father's campaign to head the right-wing Likud Party in 1999. That sum violated funding ceilings.