The Israeli prosecution on Thursday reinstated a plea bargain agreement with Shula Zaken, former secretary and confidant of Israeli ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, local media reported.

Three weeks ago, Zaken's attorneys reached an agreement with the prosecution according to which she would serve one year in prison for her illegal doings as Olmert's assistant in exchange for testifying against him as the state's witness.

The prosecution rescinded the agreement earlier this month, explaining that Zaken did not offer external evidence to support her claims.

However, Zaken and her attorneys renewed contacts with the prosecution on Wednesday, the Ha'aretz daily reported. She had agreed to serve 11 months in prison in exchange for new details on Olmert's attempts to disrupt the court's proceedings against him, asking her not to testify against him.

This testimony would be grounds for another indictment regarding Olmert's alleged attempts to disrupt the trial's proceedings, following up on the Holyland trial and may have serious implications for the former prime minister.

The former prime minister is expected to receive his verdict next week in the Holyland trial, in which he is accused of expediting construction of a luxury residence complex while serving as Jerusalem's mayor between 1993 and 2003 in exchange for bribes.

Ehud Olmert served as Israel's prime minister between 2006 and 2009. He was forced to resign amid corruption allegations that started to surface against him in several cases.

The former premier was also indicted in two more cases of corruption and was acquitted. Endi

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