Ehud Olmert, The First Israeli Leader To Be Imprisoned.

 

EHUD OLMERT(Former Israeli Minister).

He claimed to be on the cusp of a historic peace deal with the Palestinians just a few years ago, but now, is convicted of corruption and have been charged for 18 months in prison instead of 6 years proposed before for him.

Ehud was charged with bribery on a deal he claimed
to be the historic peace leader with the Palestinians.

The decision capped a seven-year legal saga that severely undermined the last serious round of peace talks and propelled hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power.

In some ways, Tuesday's decision was a success for Olmert. The five-judge panel dismissed the most serious bribery charge against him and reduced his original prison sentence from six years down to 18 months. He is set to report to prison on Feb. 15.

  The visibly relieved Olmert told our reporters this after the ruling;

"A stone has been lifted from my heart,"  "I said in the past, I was never offered and I never took a bribe. And I say that again today."