GRASSE - The son of the former Israeli president, Mr Chaim Herzog, was released on bail yesterday from a southern French prison where he had been held since December in an inquiry into his alleged role in a casino sleaze scandal.
Mr Joel Herzog (47) is suspected of complicity in the payment of a 1.45 million franc bribe to Mr Michel Mouillot, former mayor of the French Riviera resort city of Cannes, who is also in detention. Mr Herzog was released on
300,000 francs bail.