Ehud Olmert sentenced to prison
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to eight months in prison for bribery and abuse of office.
Olmert, who served as prime minister from 2006 to 2009, has already announced that he will appeal the verdict. This decision was made by the District Court of Jerusalem, in March convicting the former prime minister of corruption.
Charges of bribery and abuse of office relate to the 1993 – 2003 period, when Olmert served as mayor of Jerusalem.