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Israel probes PM bribery claims
24/10/2006 22:17 - (SA)
Jerusalem - Israel's attorney general has ordered a probe into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted bribes while he was acting finance minister last year, officials said on Tuesday.
The justice ministry said it was investigating allegations that Olmert had received bribes from two men in order to advance their interests during the public tender for Israel's second-largest bank, Bank Leumi.
The tender was eventually sold to a company not connected to the two men.
"At this stage no decisions have been taken, no criminal procedure is being taken and Israel's police is not involved in the issue," the ministry said.
Olmert has been involved in several corruption investigations in recent months, although no formal charges have ever been filed against the premier.
Among them are several property deals and appointments made while trade and industry minister in his predecessor Ariel Sharon's government.
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