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Article: Olmert questioned for seventh time over alleged corruption
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 29, 2008
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Olmert questioned for seventh time over alleged corruption
JERUSALEM, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
was questioned by police for the seventh time on Friday over his
alleged corruption, local daily newspaper Jerusalem Post reported.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld was quoted as saying Olmert was
questioned for two and a half hours over a house he bought in
Jerusalem's upper-class Cremieux Street before becoming the prime
minister.
Police suspect the premier has received the house at a discount
in exchange for promoting a Jerusalem construction project while he
was the city's mayor.
Rosenfeld said Olmert's wife, Aliza, was also questioned for the
first time in ...