Former Top Aide Incriminates Olmert on Bribery Charges

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Time to get out the long knives, I guess.

(IsraelNN.com) Shula Zaken, former top aide to outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, incriminated him on bribery charges concerning his purchase of a home on Cremieux Street in Jerusalem in 2004, News 1 reported Saturday night.

Police on Friday questioned the Prime Minister, a former mayor of the capital, apparently for the last time, concerning the purchase. Zaken, a long-time trusted assistant and former manager of his office, has exercised her “right to remain silent” in all other probes against her former boss.

Journalist Yoav Yitzchak, who was the first to expose the charges nearly three years ago, wrote that Zaken told police she acted on Olmert’s behalf to gain municipal permits to allow renovations at the house. In return, the seller gave him a reduction of $330,000 from the true value of the property.

Her testimony contradicts Olmert’s insistence to police that he did not try to intervene to secure the permits.


http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130188

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1. INN regularly trashes left-leaning officials if it advances the RW agenda

Do you have another source perhaps? Thanks in advance!

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2. You want another source, go find it yourself.

You don't want to believe it, that's OK too. This is not an opinion piece.