Embattled Olmert quizzed again by anti-fraud officers

ISRAELI police questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday for the second time since he announced he would resign after his centrist Kadima party chooses a new leader in September.

Anti-fraud officers questioned Olmert for more than three hours at his official residence in Jerusalem, the fifth such interview since claims the premier accepted illegal funds from a wealthy US financier emerged in May.

Police sources said the questioning covered all the allegations against Olmert, who is under investigation in six different affairs.