Speaking to reporters just before the hearing in a
"I have never been offered and I never have accepted bribes," he added.
Olmert is on trial on charges of unlawfully accepting gifts of cash-stuffed envelopes, multiple billing of foreign trips and influence-peddling.
In December, Olmert pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Prosecutors are now considering filing additional charges in connection with a spiralling real estate scandal in which several suspects allegedly received bribes to smooth the way for construction of
All the charges relate to a period before Olmert became premier. Olmert was mayor of
