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| PM's ex-bureau chief denies offering to testify in Olmert corruption case |
| 2008-05-29 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's former bureau chief, Shula Zaken, denied reports Wednesday that she had offered to testify in the corruption investigation currently underway against Olmert in exchange for dismissal of charges against her. Earlier Wednesday, Channel 2 reported that Zaken's attorney, Mika Fettman, had submitted a proposal to the prosecution suggesting that his client, a close personal friend to Olmert, offer her testimony, and in exchange, the prosecution will close the pending corruption investigation against her. Zaken was a suspect in a large-scale corruption scandal at the Tax Authority last year, which included claims of bribe-taking in exchange for tax breaks to businessmen and political figures. |
| Posted by:Fred |