Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will face seventh police interrogation about his political downfall at his Jerusalem residence on Friday, local daily Ha'aretz said on its website.
According to the report, investigators from the national fraud unit are expected to arrive at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) for a session that will last around two and a half hours.
It is not clear the focus of Friday's interrogation, but it is reported Olmert will be questioned again in connection with political appointments he made at the Small Business Authority while he was minister of industry, trade and employment.
The political appointments case against Olmert is one of the most important. Senior law enforcement officials was quoted as saying that the material gathered to date is solid, and that the investigation might yield an indictment against the prime minister.
However, one official conceded that this investigation is far more convoluted than the others, and it remains unclear how much more time will be needed.
The premier was questioned by national fraud squad investigators at his official residence for three hours last Friday morning, which was the sixth time Olmert has been interrogated so far since the "money envelopes" scandal went public in May.
The two most recent police investigations center around allegations that Olmert improperly accepted funds from Jewish American businessman Morris Talansky, and that the premier double-and triple-billed organizations for his trips abroad.
The prime minister denies any wrongdoing in any of the cases, all tracing back to the period before he became prime minister in 2006.
Embroiled in the series of probes, Olmert announced late July that he would resign as soon as a new leader of his ruling Kadima was elected. He has also said that he would step down if indicted.
Source:Xinhua
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