TEL AVIV, August 25, 2009 (WAFA)- Former Israeli district court justice Dan Cohen was arrested late Monday in Peru, four years after he fled Israel to evade corruption charges. Daily Haaretz said.

The State Prosecution had arranged for Cohen's extradition through its international affairs department, a gag order lifted on Tuesday revealed.

The prosecution had appealed via diplomatic channels to authorities in Peru, which acceded to its request along with court approval following an evaluation of the evidence presented against the former judge. Peru does not have an extradition treaty with Israel.

Cohen will stand trial for alleged fraud, bribe-taking and breach of investigation procedures once he arrives in Israel.

According to prominent commercial attorneys, the former Be'er Sheva District Court judge fled the country in 2005. He is suspected of taking bribes from the Siemens group while serving as the chairman of the Israel Electric Corporation board's assets committee.

The alleged bribe was paid in 2003-2004 in return for Cohen's aid in advancing the purchase of two turbines manufactured by Siemens - without a tender.