The government's legal adviser and Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein has given police the green light to question the premier.
Sharon will be asked Wednesday about allegations that he used a 1,5-million-dollar loan from a South African businessman, Cyril Kern, to return illegal contributions for his 1999 campaign for the leadership of his right-wing Likud party, the report added.
Police want to know under what conditions Sharon accepted the loan from Kern, described as a "personal friend" of the Prime Minister.
Sharon's son Omri, a Likud deputy who is believed to have brokered the loan, was questioned for an hour and a half by police earlier this month.
The Prime Minister brushed off corruption allegations against his family at a news conference last January, as "scornful libel" but has himself so far refrained from answering numerous questions about the affair.
Sharon senior will also have to answer questions about the activities of his second son, Gilan.
Gilad allegedly helped contractor David Appel promote a multi-million dollar Greek resort in exchange for cash and a commitment by Appel to pour money into the Sharon family's ranch in the Negev desert.
Also questioned by police, Gilad refused to supply officers with financial documents relating to the affair. – Sapa-AFP.
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