Israeli president quizzed on sex claims 08-23-2006, 10h22 JERUSALEM (AFP)
Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a leadership reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could make him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday for hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee at the presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn blackmailed.
"The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are carrying out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
"Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the president is going to be questioned once again," he added.
One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
"President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and will answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police since the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating computers and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a series of sexual and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli state figures.
The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced into sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose her job. She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail Katsav for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment charges, at which point the president alerted Attorney General Menachem Mazuz.
Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on July 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite militia Hezbollah was launched.
Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons to prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister step down.
A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a parliamentary commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to a hearing before the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs could see him forced to resign.
Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to Israel shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was elected the largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first conservative to hold the post.
Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from French millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an MP and minister.
A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers a storm of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been charged with sexually harassing a female soldier.
Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and chairman of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is under investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
> Israeli president quizzed on sex claims > 08-23-2006, 10h22 > JERUSALEM (AFP)
> Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on > allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a leadership > reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
> Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful > pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could make > him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
> Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday for > hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee at the > presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn blackmailed.
> "The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are carrying > out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
> "Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the president > is going to be questioned once again," he added.
> One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his > client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
> "President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually > harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and will > answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
> Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police since > the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
> Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating computers > and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a series of sexual > and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli state figures.
> The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, > there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied > having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
> One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced into > sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose her job. > She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
> The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail Katsav > for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment charges, at > which point the president alerted Attorney General Menachem Mazuz.
> Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on July > 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite militia > Hezbollah was launched.
> Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons to > prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
> Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have > already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister > step down.
> A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a parliamentary > commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to a hearing before > the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs could see him forced to > resign.
> Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to Israel > shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was elected the > largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first conservative to hold > the post.
> Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after > revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from French > millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an MP and > minister.
> A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister Ehud > Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers a storm > of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
> Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been charged > with sexually harassing a female soldier.
> Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and chairman > of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is under > investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
> Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months > since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
>> Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on >> allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a leadership >> reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
>> Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful >> pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could make >> him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
>> Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday for >> hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee at the >> presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn blackmailed.
>> "The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are carrying >> out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
>> "Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the president >> is going to be questioned once again," he added.
>> One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his >> client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
>> "President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually >> harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and will >> answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
>> Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police since >> the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
>> Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating computers >> and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a series of sexual >> and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli state figures.
>> The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, >> there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied >> having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
>> One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced into >> sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose her job. >> She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
>> The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail Katsav >> for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment charges, at >> which point the president alerted Attorney General Menachem Mazuz.
>> Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on July >> 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite militia >> Hezbollah was launched.
>> Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons to >> prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
>> Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have >> already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister >> step down.
>> A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a parliamentary >> commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to a hearing before >> the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs could see him forced to >> resign.
>> Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to Israel >> shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was elected the >> largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first conservative to hold >> the post.
>> Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after >> revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from French >> millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an MP and >> minister.
>> A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister Ehud >> Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers a storm >> of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
>> Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been charged >> with sexually harassing a female soldier.
>> Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and chairman >> of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is under >> investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
>> Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months >> since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
>>> Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on >>> allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a >>> leadership reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
>>> Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful >>> pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could >>> make him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
>>> Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday for >>> hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee at >>> the presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn blackmailed.
>>> "The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are >>> carrying out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
>>> "Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the >>> president is going to be questioned once again," he added.
>>> One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his >>> client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
>>> "President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually >>> harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and >>> will answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
>>> Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police since >>> the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
>>> Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating >>> computers and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a series >>> of sexual and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli state >>> figures.
>>> The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, >>> there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied >>> having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
>>> One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced into >>> sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose her job. >>> She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
>>> The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail Katsav >>> for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment charges, at >>> which point the president alerted Attorney General Menachem Mazuz.
>>> Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on >>> July 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite militia >>> Hezbollah was launched.
>>> Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons to >>> prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
>>> Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have >>> already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister >>> step down.
>>> A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a parliamentary >>> commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to a hearing >>> before the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs could see him >>> forced to resign.
>>> Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to >>> Israel shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was >>> elected the largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first >>> conservative to hold the post.
>>> Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after >>> revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from >>> French millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an MP >>> and minister.
>>> A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister Ehud >>> Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers a >>> storm of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
>>> Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been charged >>> with sexually harassing a female soldier.
>>> Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and >>> chairman of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is under >>> investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
>>> Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months >>> since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
>>>> Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on >>>> allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a >>>> leadership reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
>>>> Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful >>>> pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could >>>> make him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
>>>> Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday for >>>> hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee at >>>> the presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn blackmailed.
>>>> "The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are >>>> carrying out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
>>>> "Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the >>>> president is going to be questioned once again," he added.
>>>> One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his >>>> client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
>>>> "President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually >>>> harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and >>>> will answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
>>>> Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police since >>>> the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
>>>> Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating >>>> computers and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a series >>>> of sexual and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli state >>>> figures.
>>>> The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, >>>> there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied >>>> having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
>>>> One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced into >>>> sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose her job. >>>> She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
>>>> The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail Katsav >>>> for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment charges, at >>>> which point the president alerted Attorney General Menachem Mazuz.
>>>> Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on >>>> July 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite militia >>>> Hezbollah was launched.
>>>> Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons to >>>> prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
>>>> Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have >>>> already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister >>>> step down.
>>>> A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a parliamentary >>>> commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to a hearing >>>> before the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs could see him >>>> forced to resign.
>>>> Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to >>>> Israel shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was >>>> elected the largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first >>>> conservative to hold the post.
>>>> Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after >>>> revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from >>>> French millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an MP >>>> and minister.
>>>> A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister Ehud >>>> Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers a >>>> storm of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
>>>> Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been charged >>>> with sexually harassing a female soldier.
>>>> Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and >>>> chairman of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is under >>>> investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
>>>> Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months >>>> since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
>>>>> Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on >>>>> allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a >>>>> leadership reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
>>>>> Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful >>>>> pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could >>>>> make him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
>>>>> Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday >>>>> for hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee >>>>> at the presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn >>>>> blackmailed.
>>>>> "The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are >>>>> carrying out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld >>>>> said.
>>>>> "Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the >>>>> president is going to be questioned once again," he added.
>>>>> One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his >>>>> client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
>>>>> "President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually >>>>> harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and >>>>> will answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
>>>>> Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police >>>>> since the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
>>>>> Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating >>>>> computers and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a >>>>> series of sexual and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli >>>>> state figures.
>>>>> The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, >>>>> there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied >>>>> having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
>>>>> One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced >>>>> into sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose >>>>> her job. She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
>>>>> The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail >>>>> Katsav for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment >>>>> charges, at which point the president alerted Attorney General >>>>> Menachem Mazuz.
>>>>> Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on >>>>> July 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite >>>>> militia Hezbollah was launched.
>>>>> Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons >>>>> to prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
>>>>> Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have >>>>> already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister >>>>> step down.
>>>>> A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a >>>>> parliamentary commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to >>>>> a hearing before the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs >>>>> could see him forced to resign.
>>>>> Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to >>>>> Israel shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was >>>>> elected the largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first >>>>> conservative to hold the post.
>>>>> Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after >>>>> revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from >>>>> French millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an >>>>> MP and minister.
>>>>> A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister >>>>> Ehud Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers >>>>> a storm of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
>>>>> Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been >>>>> charged with sexually harassing a female soldier.
>>>>> Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and >>>>> chairman of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is >>>>> under investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
>>>>> Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months >>>>> since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
>>>>>> Israeli President Moshe Katsav was grilled by police for five hours on >>>>>> allegations of sexual harassment in the latest scandal to hit a >>>>>> leadership reeling over failures in the Lebanon war.
>>>>>> Allegations of sexual shenanigans and that his office granted unlawful >>>>>> pardons may cost the Iranian-born head of state his job, which could >>>>>> make him Israel's second consecutive president to resign amid scandal.
>>>>>> Investigators questioned Katsav at his Jerusalem residence Wednesday >>>>>> for hours about allegations of sexual harassment from a woman employee >>>>>> at the presidency and his own accusations that he was in turn >>>>>> blackmailed.
>>>>>> "The president was questioned for five hours by the team who are >>>>>> carrying out the investigation," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld >>>>>> said.
>>>>>> "Tomorrow morning the investigation is going to continue and the >>>>>> president is going to be questioned once again," he added.
>>>>>> One of the 61-year-old president's lawyers, Zion Amir, swore to his >>>>>> client's innocence after the marathon questioning concluded.
>>>>>> "President Katsav has not committed any offence. He has never sexually >>>>>> harrassed anyone. He is ready to cooperate with the investigators and >>>>>> will answer any questions they wish to ask him," Amir told reporters.
>>>>>> Wednesday marked the first time Katsav has been grilled by police >>>>>> since the damaging allegations first surfaced a few months ago.
>>>>>> Two days ago, police searched his home and office, confiscating >>>>>> computers and documents in what is fast becoming the biggest in a >>>>>> series of sexual and financial scandals compromising senior Israeli >>>>>> state figures.
>>>>>> The Maariv newspaper said that according to one senior police officer, >>>>>> there is enough evidence to indict Katzav, who has repeatedly denied >>>>>> having sexual relations with any employee from his office.
>>>>>> One woman, a former senior employee, has testified to being coerced >>>>>> into sex with the president after he hinted she would otherwise lose >>>>>> her job. She was reported to have passed a lie-detector test.
>>>>>> The case allegedly came to light when a woman tried to blackmail >>>>>> Katsav for money and a job, threatening to file sexual harassment >>>>>> charges, at which point the president alerted Attorney General >>>>>> Menachem Mazuz.
>>>>>> Mazuz ordered a preliminary investigation into harassment charges on >>>>>> July 12, the same day that Israel's offensive against the Shiite >>>>>> militia Hezbollah was launched.
>>>>>> Katsav also faces allegations that his office granted illegal pardons >>>>>> to prisoners at the request of associates, local media reported.
>>>>>> Although the probe is expected to take several more months, MPs have >>>>>> already begun to demand that the former transport and tourism minister >>>>>> step down.
>>>>>> A simple request by 20 MPs could see him summoned before a >>>>>> parliamentary commission where a three-quarters majority could lead to >>>>>> a hearing before the full parliament. A vote by 90 of the 120 MPs >>>>>> could see him forced to resign.
>>>>>> Formerly leader of the opposition Likud party, Katsav emigrated to >>>>>> Israel shortly after the Jewish state was founded in 1948 and was >>>>>> elected the largely ceremonial head of state in 2000 as the first >>>>>> conservative to hold the post.
>>>>>> Scandal forced his predecessor, the late Ezer Weizman, to resign after >>>>>> revelations that he received around 450,000 dollars as "gifts" from >>>>>> French millionaire Edouard Saroussi in the 1980s, when Weizman was an >>>>>> MP and minister.
>>>>>> A string of contemporary scandals, also implicating Prime Minister >>>>>> Ehud Olmert, has tarnished the government's credibility as it weathers >>>>>> a storm of public anger at perceived mismanagement of the Lebanon war.
>>>>>> Haim Ramon, who resigned as justice minister this week, has been >>>>>> charged with sexually harassing a female soldier.
>>>>>> Tzahi Hanegbi, another senior member of Olmert's Kadima party and >>>>>> chairman of parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, is >>>>>> under investigation for fraud, perjury and breach of trust.
>>>>>> Olmert, who has seen his approval ratings plummet in the three months >>>>>> since he took office, also faces a possible property deal probe.
