By Xinhua,
Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s lawyers on Wednesday filed a motion to delay a pretrial deposition of a key witness in the ongoing probe against their client, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
In the petition submitted to the Jerusalem District Court, the attorneys said they need more time to study the material presented by the State Prosecutor’s Office before the testimony scheduled on Sunday.
The State Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday it opposes any lengthy continuance, but will agree to a short postponement should the need arise.
The request for delay came a day after the Supreme Court rejected Olmert’s appeal and sustained the district court’s decision on hearing early testimony of Morris Talansky, a New York
financier from whom Olmert is suspected of having taken envelopes full of cash.
Olmert, who will face police questioning for a second time on Friday in the latest and fifth probe against him, denied any wrongdoing and has said he will resign if indicted.