Former PM likely to be charged for taking bribe in Holyland affair.
By YAAKOV LAPPINolmert at court 311 AJ(photo credit: Ariel Jerozolimski)
Police recommended on Monday that state prosecutors indict former prime minister Ehud Olmert and several additional suspects in the Holyland real estate bribery affair.Olmert will likely be charged with taking a bribe. Police also recommended that Olmert’s former aide, Shula Zaken, businessman Hillel Charni and former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski all be indicted.RELATED:Analysis: Holyland affair casts shadow on planning reformHolyland investigation nearing closeHundreds protest ‘Holyland planning reform’Sky scrapersOlmert was questioned under caution three times in June and July over suspicions that he accepted around a million shekels in bribes from real estate developers in exchange for supporting the Holyland construction project in southern Jerusalem.During questioning, Olmert was shown a series of documents allegedly linking him to bribery, fraud and abusing public office during his tenures as Jerusalem mayor and minister of trade, industry and labor. He has denied all of the suspicions against him.Jpost.com staff contributed to this report
