Sunday, may 24, in the district court of Jerusalem for the first time in the history of Israel began the trial in the case of the current Prime Minister of the country. Benjamin Netanyahu accused of corruption, breach of trust and fraud.
Netanyahu, who only last week was sworn in as head of a new coalition Cabinet, denies all the charges against him the charges, declaring that became a victim of a “witch hunt”, and the purpose of his prosecution in criminal cases is to remove him from power.
the Politician, who set the record for the duration you are in the Premiership, urged to ensure that the process, which can last up to two years, was televised so that the nation could become a “witness of truth”.
While Netanyahu was in the courthouse, on the street gathered a lot of his supporters, expressing support for the Prime Minister.
Against the Israeli Prime Minister filed three cases. He is accused of fraud and breach of trust (so-called “Case of 1000”). In particular it is about getting in exchange for services from various business gifts, mostly cigars and bottles of champagne.
Another thing (the”2000 Case”) relates to charges Netanyahu that the politician proposed to contribute to the rising popularity of the Israeli newspaper “Yediot Ahronot”. In exchange, according to the indictment, he expected for himself the attitude of the media
In the third case (“Case of 4000”), Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected that he allegedly contributed to the decision-making in the interests of the main shareholder of telecommunications giant Bezeq Shaul of Elovich in exchange for favourable publications.
Accused of violating the law, the Prime Minister of Israel is not obliged to resign. And even if the court rules against him guilty verdict, Netanyahu is obliged to leave his post, until you have exhausted all avenues for appeal, which may take a very long time.
the First, held on Sunday, the hearing was technical and did not last long, about an hour. However, wearing a protective mask, the Prime Minister participated in this meeting where he was required to give his name and confirm his acquaintance with the charges against him.
When a politician is asked in court whether he understood the indictment, Benjamin Netanyahu replied: “Yes. I read the indictment and understand it.”
the prosecution and lawyers Netanyahu fought for the date of trial on charges of corruption. Protection of the Prime Minister was asked to appoint hearings in the spring of 2021, and the prosecution insisted that it was much earlier.
In the end it was decided that the next hearing will be held only on 19 July, and there is the��e Netanyahu will be optional. Thus, according to The Jerusalem Post, the date of the trial on the merits is not yet known.
As predicted by the Israeli media hardly ever Prime Minister to appear in court in the coming months.
“After a stormy first day of his trial, writes Times of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a small reprieve, which makes it unlikely that he would have to appear personally for a few more months, perhaps even until next year.”
the Fact Netanyahu is not the first case when the Israeli Prime Minister becomes the subject of criminal prosecution and trial.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was convicted in 2014 on charges of receiving money from developers when he was mayor of Jerusalem. But Olmert resigned from the post of Prime Minister before he was indicted. Netanyahu continues to be the current head of the government – and it seems that is not going away.
