Olmert's attorneys to appeal Talansky's early testimony

Lawyers for Prime Minister Ehud K. Olmert are to appeal an order granted on Friday permitting the State's attorney to obtain testimony from Morris (Moshe) Talansky before Talansky leaves the country. His lawyer's say that Olmert may be a crook, but he's not a murderer. Legal sources close to Olmert expressed fury at the fact that the preliminary testimony was approved on the basis of Talansky's