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| Police to probe Olmert in Cremieux case |
| 2007-09-25 |
| Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz has ordered police to launch a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's purchase of an apartment on Jerusalem's Cremieux St. in 2004, the Justice Ministry said Monday. State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss has already investigated allegations that Olmert bought the house at a price significantly below market value, opening suspicions of fraud and bribery. Allegedly, Olmert received a significant discount from Alumot, this in return for pulling strings in the Jerusalem municipality for the purpose of accelerating the process of issuing building permits for Alumot. Allegedly, the permits allowed Alumot to build an additional two apartments in the complex apart from the one purchased by the Olmert couple. Olmert declared his innocence and insisted the price he paid was fair. Following Mazuz's decision, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement saying that the office was "certain and completely convinced" about the propriety of the sale of the house to the Olmert family. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Tik-tak, tik-tak... |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-09-25 01:08 |