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Former Israeli PM Olmert indicted in corruption case
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 30, 2009 12:38pm |
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| Author | The Associated Press |
| News Date | Sunday, August 30, 2009 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | JERUSALEM -- Israeli legal authorities indicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges Sunday, the first criminal indictment ever filed against a current or past Israeli prime minister.
Olmert, who stepped down earlier this year over the corruption issue, is accused of illegally accepting funds from an American backer, double-billing for trips abroad and concealing funds from a government watchdog.
He faces charges that include fraud and breach of trust.
The charges filed in a Jerusalem court on Sunday first surfaced when Olmert was still prime minister. Olmert allegedly committed the offences while serving as mayor of Jerusalem and later as a Cabinet minister -- all before being elected prime minister in 2006.
Olmert, who denies any wrongdoing, issued a statement through a spokesman saying he was confident his name would be cleared. "Olmert is convinced that in the court he will be able to prove his innocence once and for all," the statement said. |
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