Israeli police quiz Olmert on graft suspicions
JERUSALEM — An Israeli police spokesman says investigators are quizzing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a corruption probe that has already forced him to announce his resignation.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says detectives are interviewing Olmert at his official residence in Jerusalem on Friday. The grilling should last for about two and a half hours. It is the sixth round of questioning so far.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks during a cabinet meeting in Jerusaelm, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. Israel has approved the release of about 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian government. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Cabinet overwhelmingly passed the proposal at a meeting Sunday. ( AP Photo/ Jim Hollander, Pool)
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Olmert is suspected of improperly accepting funds from a U.S. businessman and of double and triple billing trips abroad. The allegations are the latest in a series of corruption probes against him.
Olmert denies any wrongdoing. Still, he has vowed to resign once his party picks a new leader in September.
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