JERUSALEM, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Omri Sharon, son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, asked Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on Monday to postpone his trial until after the March general elections.

   At the moment, Omri Sharon's trial is set to continue on Jan. 23, in the run-up to the Israeli parliamentary elections scheduled for March 28. 

   Omri Sharon's attorney Dan Scheinman said the sentencing phase of the trial is set to take place during the height of the election campaign.

   Scheinman said parties would attempt to exploit the publicity surrounding Omri Sharon's trial to the detriment of Ariel Sharon, who bolted the Likud party and set up the Kadima party, a key competitor in the parliamentary elections. 

   Last month, Omri Sharon reached a plea deal with prosecution in his trial on corruption charges in connection with fund-raising activities for one of his father's election campaigns.

   He agreed to admit to charges of falsifying corporate documents, perjury and violating the party funding law.

   Omri Sharon, who ran his father's Likud primaries campaign, was indicted for accepting money from Israeli and foreign corporations in excess of 6 million shekels (about 1.3 million US dollars) between July 1999 and February 2000.

   According to Israeli election law, candidates can accept donations up to a limit of 826,000 shekels (about 184 US dollars).

   The prosecution is seeking to imprison Omri Sharon who is also a member of the Knesset (Parliament). Omri Sharon's defense team is aiming to convince the court to sentence him only to public service. Enditem