Former PM Olmert taken to hospital

DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. June 20, 2017, 4:47 PM (IDT)

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was taken from his prison cell to hospital Tuesday when he complained of feeling ill. He was attended by his personal physician. Olmert is serving a 27-month jail sentence after being convicted of corruption. His petition for early release is under study by the parole board. 

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