Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ndicted in court on corruption charges

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Jerusalem … News Time

As soon as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for parliamentary immunity, the court formally charged him with corruption charges. According to a foreign news agency ‘Reuters’ report, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently in Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump to announce a Middle East peace plan, while the Attorney General presented the documents in the Jerusalem court for the crime. According to the report, the application for waiver was initially unsuccessful because the House did not have the required majority to approve it, while Netanyahu denied the allegations. Netanyahu’s attempt to seek an exception has been indicted and the man charged but it is unclear whether the trial will take months or if the case will continue for years.

The Israeli prime minister not only faces judicial proceedings, but he is also facing a tough battle in the political arena. Where they have to go to the elections in March, which will be the third election in Israel within a year, because the results of the elections held last April and September did not prove decisive. Netanyahu, who has been Israeli Prime Minister for a long time, said in a statement citing immunity in parliament that it would be a circus and I do not want to participate in this dirty game. After Netanyahu’s political rival Benny Gantz withdrew his request for immunity, it said that action was going to be taken against Netanyahu and we had to move forward. Israeli citizens have a clear opportunity in their message on social networking site Twitter, he said. That a Prime Minister who works for them or a Prime Minister is busy with their affairs. He said no man could run three serious cases of country and crime together.

According to the report, Netanyahu is the first prime minister of Israel to be charged with the charge of office while the Attorney General issued the charge sheet in November after a lengthy investigation. The charge sheet issued by the Israeli Attorney General included allegations of bribery, breach of trust and fraud. Netanyahu is accused of receiving $ 1.25 million worth of gifts that fall into the category of corruption. According to the prosecutor, these gifts include regulatory concessions from Taekwon on cigar and other expensive items and popular news websites to improve coverage. According to Israeli laws, Netanyahu could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of bribery, a maximum sentence of 3 years for fraud and breach of trust. Remember that Netanyahu on January 2 requested Parliament to be exempted from corruption, bribery and fraud cases. Addressing the Parliament on the occasion, he said that the cases were framed on a political basis and he deserves protection from the Parliament. Earlier, on November 23, 2019, Prime Minister Netanyahu also presented a charge sheet on allegations of corruption, deception and injury to the public.

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