Police question Olmert for twelfth time in corruption probe

Police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation, in the twelfth such session in recent months.

The questioning, which took place at Olmert's official residence andlasted for two hours, dealt with what is known as the Investment Center and political appointments affair, was conducted by the National Fraud Investigation Unit.

The Investment Center affair and the political appointments affair were combined by the Israel Police a few months ago.

In the Investment Center affair, Olmert, while serving as the industry, trade and labor minister, allegedly granted large state investment funds to a company that his close associate and former law partner, Uri Messer, had been hired to represent.