First Israeli premier to be imprisoned enters Maasiyahu jail for bribery and obstruction of justiceIsrael’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert has started his 19-month prison sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice,becoming the first Israeli premier to be imprisoned and capping a years-long legal saga that forced him to resign in 2006 during the final serious round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Olmert walked into the Maasiyahu prison in central Israel hours after he released a video making a final-minute plea to Israelis. In the video, meant to salvage his legacy, or he appealed to the nation to remember his peacemaking efforts as leader and denied any wrongdoing in the bribery conviction against him.
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Source: theguardian.com