Olmert sentenced to six years
May 13, 2014 by J-Wire Staff
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to six years in prison.
Ehud Olmert talks at Sydney’s Montefiore Home photo: Henry Benjamin
He had been found guilty of two bribery charges which the court determined he had accepted 500,000 shekels [A$155,000] relating to a real estate deal during the period in which he served as Mayor of Jerusalem.
He has also been fined 1 million shekels [A$310,000].
Media reports say that Olmert will appeal to the Supreme Court.
