On Wednesday, a hearing will be held in the Jerusalem Court regarding the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend his testimony in the so-called “Thousands” cases for two and a half months.
This comes a day after Israel’s Public Finance announced that it opposes Netanyahu’s request to postpone his appearance in court, as it is against the public interest and makes damage to the integrity of legal procedures.
The court’s decision is expected to be issued after today’s hearing.
Last Sunday, Netanyahu’s defense team submitted a request to the court to postpone the start of his testimony for 10 weeks. Netanyahu was supposed to testify before the court beginning on December 2, but he asked for a postponement until mid-February 2025.
The Prime Minister’s lawyer explained that great efforts were made to reach the appointed date. Netanyahu had already received a delay for several months before, based on a previous request.
The new request said a series of “unusual” events made it “impossible” for Netanyahu to prepare to testify.
Local media reported that people close to Netanyahu said that his testimony could not happen on time for two reasons, the first of which was “the course of the war,” because he was not allowed to prepare for testimony, and the second was that “His continued presence in court at this time puts his life and the lives of everyone in Israel at risk.” “In the courtroom,” as they put it.
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Netanyahu’s trial on corruption charges began in 2020, and he also faces charges in 3 other cases, the consideration of which in the courts is still postponed. The first is Case No. 1000, in which he is accused of fraud and breach of trust related to allegations that he received gifts such as cigars and champagne from businessmen abroad.
In a case (No. 2000), Netanyahu is accused of fraud and breach of trust.
In addition to the case (No. 4000), which charges him with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust for allegedly providing management benefits equal to more than $250 million at the time to his friend Shaul Elovitch, who was the controlling shareholder in Europe. a telecommunications company (Bezeq).
The appearance of the Israeli Prime Minister before the court in these cases was postponed due to the war that has been going on for more than a year in the Gaza Strip, the military escalation in the West Bank, and its group in Lebanon, as well as regional developments between Israel on the one hand and Iran and its arms in Yemen and Iraq, on the other.
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2024-11-13 08:40:00
