Olmert grilled again over graft claims
Israeli police grilled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert again yesterday over graft allegations that have dogged his term in office, two days after his surprise resignation announcement.
It was the fourth time since May that anti-fraud squad officers have interviewed Olmert, 62, at his official residence in Jerusalem in connection with the allegations of wrongdoing, which he has strongly denied.
Police remained tight-lipped but the questioning was likely to focus on allegations Olmert illegally received electoral and other funding from a wealthy US financier and that he sent out multiple bills for the same overseas trips.
The latest round of questioning came just two day after the premier announced he would step down after a September 17 leadership election in his centrist Kadima party.
His decision to go has cast a shadow over already slow-moving US-backed peace negotiations with the Palestinians and recently revived indirect talks with Syria and raised the spectre of political turmoil in Israel.
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