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Israel ex-PM Ehud Olmert to serve jail term for bribery | Israel ex-PM Ehud Olmert to serve jail term for bribery |
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been ordered to serve 18 months in jail for bribery. | Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been ordered to serve 18 months in jail for bribery. |
Olmert had been sentenced to six years by a lower court in 2014, but this was reduced by the Supreme Court. | Olmert had been sentenced to six years by a lower court in 2014, but this was reduced by the Supreme Court. |
The 70-year-old was convicted over a real estate deal that took place while he served as mayor of Jerusalem, prior to becoming prime minister in 2006. | |
Olmert, who stepped down in 2009, will become the first former Israeli head of government to go to prison. | |
He is due to begin his sentence on 15 February. |