Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attorneys
filed a motion to suppress Moshe Talansky's pre-trial deposition,
Thursday, with the High Court. The motion was denied, and Talansky's deposition remained scheduled for May 25.
The petition noted that the decision to allow Talansky to
be deposed prior to any decision about an indictment will harm the prime minister's chances of due legal process. Shula Zaken, Olmert’s former bureau chief, also submitted a petition regarding the matter, via her legal counsel.
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Earlier this week, the Jerusalem District Court granted Attorney General Menachem Mazuz’s motion to have Talansky deposed.
The pre-trial deposition will be considered – for all legal intents and purposes – as a would-be court testimony. State Prosecutor Moshe Lador told the court that Talansky "expressed before
one of the police officers, a fear that Olmert would send someone to harm him.”
On the night of Israel’s Independence Day, the court allowed the publication of information revealing that Olmert was investigated for allegedly receiving cash payments from Talansky over a long period of time. Olmert has denied all
the allegations.
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