Israel former PM Olmert convicted of corruption
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AN Israeli court convicted former prime minister Ehud Olmert of bribery yesterday 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, a centrist credited internationally with working toward a peace settlement with the Palestinians, had denied wrongdoing in the Holyland apartment complex deal, as well as other corruption allegations that forced his resignation as premier in 2008.
Olmert, 68, who could face up to 10 years in prison when sentencing is handed down at a later date, will appeal the verdict, his spokesman said.
In 2012, he was acquitted of major charges in cases involving links to a US businessman while he was Jerusalem mayor and an Israeli Cabinet minister.
Prosecutors alleged he accepted US$228,000 from developers of the Holyland project.
Handing down the conviction yesterday, Judge David Rozen told Tel Aviv District Court the case “exposed governance that grew more corrupt and rotten over the years.”
In recent months, Olmert has been critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies toward the Palestinians and confronting Iran’s nuclear program, fuelling speculation he intended to return to politics.
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