Israel's Olmert escapes with suspended sentence

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has escaped prison after being found guilty of breach of trust.

Jerusalem's District cCurt instead gave Olmert a suspended one-year sentence, and fined him nearly 15,000 euros.

Had he been jailed, he might have been prevented from returning to politics, although he has ruled that out.

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