Olmert indicted on corruption charges

Former Prime Minister of the Zionist state, Ehud Olmert, has finally been indicted over a corruption case that involved dealings during his career before taking office as the premier.

According to the AFP, the "Israeli" Attorney General Office who announced on Sunday "The attorney general... has decided to press charges against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,"

Based on the charge sheet, Olmert was accused of "fraud, breach of trust, registering false corporate documents, and concealing fraudulent earnings."

Among the charges leveled against Olmert as well is accepting bribes from the US businessman Morris Talansky.

He was also accused of cronyism during his term as the minister of trade and industry between 2003 and 2006 and other unlawful acts when he served as the mayor of Al Quds (Jerusalem) from 1993 to 2003.

Olmert's secretary Shula Zaken was also indicted in connection with the same case.