Olmert Maintains Innocence as He Heads to Prison for 19 Months
- 8 years ago
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert will enter Wing 10 of Ma’asiyahu Prison on Monday to begin serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice in the Holyland corruption case, which grew out of the years he was mayor of Jerusalem.
In a video released on Monday, Olmert maintained that he is innocent of bribery, but said that he accepts the verdict with "a very heavy heart."
Olmert expressed regret that his term as prime minister concluded under the shadow of a police investigation.
Less than seven years have passed since he ended his term as prime minister and Olmert still is considered a “protected person.”
To assure his security and that of certain other prisoners, the Israel Prison Service has set up a special wing for them, Wing 10.
In a video released on Monday, Olmert maintained that he is innocent of bribery, but said that he accepts the verdict with "a very heavy heart."
Olmert expressed regret that his term as prime minister concluded under the shadow of a police investigation.
Less than seven years have passed since he ended his term as prime minister and Olmert still is considered a “protected person.”
To assure his security and that of certain other prisoners, the Israel Prison Service has set up a special wing for them, Wing 10.