25 July: Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Israel Radio reported this morning that
the police are frustrated and disappointed that Olmert only agreed to meet
with them for two hours - this while they believe they need as much as 5
hours to properly cover their questions.
Olmert to be grilled next Friday
Jul. 24, 2008 yaakov lappin , THE JERUSALEM POST
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A few hours after Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz criticized Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert for "evading" detectives trying to schedule a fourth session of
questioning, the premier's lawyers informed police he is available for
questioning next Friday.
Until Thursday, all efforts by the National Fraud Unit to schedule a another
interrogation session had met with failure.
Police would like to question the prime minister about the cash-filled
envelopes he allegedly received from Long Island businessman Morris
Talansky, and the "Olmtertours" investigation, in which he is suspected of
double-billing several charities and a government ministry for travel
arrangements, and using the excess to pay for personal family travels.
"Olmert's lawyers have said he's available for questioning next Friday, but
we are not yet sure if this is when the interrogation will take place," a
National Fraud Unit spokesman said. "We'll see."
Earlier, Mazuz wrote, "Police are facing significant obstacles in attempting
to set a date for questioning the prime minister, as well as setting the
number of hours the session should last. These are difficulties that the
police has not faced in interrogations with other public officials,
including previous prime ministers."
Police have cited difficulties in arranging another session since the start
of the Talansky investigation, which some former senior officers say are
deliberate efforts on the part of Olmert to delay the investigation.