A court on Thursday removed a gag order permitting the publication of news that former Prime Minister and Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert is the �senior official� suspected of accepting NIS hundreds of thousands in the ongoing Holyland project investigation.

Police also suspect that as a result of the handsome bribes given to officials, the project was constructed 1,200% larger than permitted in the original plan.

The former prime minister is to be questioned �under warning� by police, signaling that a criminal indictment is expected down the line. Mr. Olmert is currently on trial in a number of fraud/bribery related cases dating back to his tenure in various government positions.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)