The defense of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this Wednesday asked the Jerusalem District Court to prevent the politician from testifying until March 2025 in a corruption case.
“In today’s reality, when the defense is obliged to prepare the prime minister to testify in the midst of a war, the period of time necessary to do so without compromising his rights and his defense is much longer,” Netanyahu’s lawyers justified in a statement, according to a court document published by the Israeli press.
Netanyahu has been accused since 2019 of fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases known as “1000”, “2000” and “4000”, as well as offering gifts in exchange for favors and alleged cover-ups. positive press about him and his family.
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