Police investigate Israeli PM corruption allegations

Police have widened an investigation into allegations of corruption against Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to also look at whether he may have committed fraud.



A joint statement by police and the justice ministry indicated that he was suspected of seeking duplicate funding for his trips abroad from public bodies.



Earlier, Mr. Olmert was questioned for a third time over allegations stemming from before he became Prime Minister.



There have been calls for Olmert, who has denied any wrongdoing, to resign.



His governing Kadima party is due to hold a leadership election in mid-September.