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| Subject: Take that: Israhell's court convicts ex-PM Olmert in bribery case Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:14 pm | |
| An Israeli court has convicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert of bribery over his ties to a real-estate deal while in his previous post of Jerusalem mayor, likely ending any prospect of a political comeback.
Olmert had denied wrongdoing in the Holyland apartment complex deal, and other corruption allegations that forced his resignation as prime minister in 2008.
In 2012, he was acquitted of major charges in separate cases involving his links to a US businessman while he was Jerusalem mayor and an Israeli cabinet minister.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/israeli-court-convicts-expm-olmert-in-bribery-case-20140331-zqp32.html#ixzz2xaa4mc00 |
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