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Ehud Olmert, Israel's jailed ex-PM, to be released early

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is to be released early from prison, where he is serving a 27-month sentence for corruption.

A parole board cut his term by a third, his lawyer Shani Illouz said. Olmert, jailed in February 2016, will go free on Sunday, she told Israeli radio.

Olmert is the first former Israeli head of government to be sent to prison.

He became prime minister in 2006 but resigned three years later when police recommended charges against him.

The 71-year-old is currently being investigated by the state attorney's office over suspicions he smuggled a chapter of a book he is writing out of prison, raising fears that it might compromise national security.

The parole board said Olmert had been "punished for his deeds and paid a heavy price", according to AFP news agency.

"The inmate underwent a significant rehabilitation process in prison and displays motivation to continue it," the board added.

The board said Olmert's behaviour had been largely "impeccable".

Last week, Olmert was taken to hospital after complaining of chest pains. But he was given the all-clear and returned to prison a few days later.

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Ehud Olmert freed from prison near Tel Aviv

Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, has been freed from prison after being granted parole in a corruption case that reduced his sentence by a third.

Dressed in a dark-coloured T-shirt, he was seen leaving Maasiyahu prison in central Israel shortly after dawn on Sunday before being driven away.

Israel’s Prison Service confirmed through its spokesperson, Assaf Librati, that Olmert was released early on Sunday morning after serving time for corruption.

He was granted early release by a parole board on Thursday and prosecutors decided not to appeal against the decision.

Olmert, who was prime minister between 2006 and 2009, was convicted of corruption and entered prison in February 2016.

He had been sentenced to 27 months.

Olmert, 71, was a longtime fixture in Israel’s hawkish right wing when he began taking a dramatically more conciliatory line towards the Palestinians.

Annapolis conference

Olmert won international acclaim for relaunching peace efforts with the Palestinians at the Annapolis conference in the US in 2007, but they failed to bear fruit and the corruption charges against him have come to define his legacy.

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He resigned as prime minister in September 2008 after police recommended he be