Netanyahu Seeks to Delay Hearings in Corruption Trial: Report
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Lawyers for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have asked the court to delay his testimony in his corruption trial by two-and-a-half months, citing Israel’s assaults in Gaza and Lebanon, Israel’s YNet News reported.
Netanyahu, who has been charged with fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three cases filed in 2019, had been scheduled to testify in court on December 2.
The lawyers claimed it has been “impossible” for Netanyahu to prepare his testimony “due to urgent security or diplomatic needs” amid Israel’s ongoing assaults, The Times of Israel, citing Hebrew-language media, said.
Netanyahu faces up to 10 years in jail and/or a fine if he is found guilty of bribery.
The Israeli prime minister has been accused of trying to circumvent his legal troubles, including through a controversial judicial overhaul plan, which sparked widespread protests.
