JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert went on trial in Jerusalem on Friday on corruption charges, confidently predicting he would be acquitted of fraud, breach of trust and failure to report income.
"I came here as an innocent person and I believe my innocence will be proven," said the 64-year-old centrist politician, who was forced to stand down last year because of the allegations that he took cash for favours.
