Netanyahu indicted: A-G to charge PM with bribery, fraud, breach of trust

Source: The Jerusalem Post

November 21, 2019 at 11:56

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit (R) (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

Mandelblit and his team have been working on drafting the indictments to charge Netanyahu before a third election would begin.

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit announced his final indictment on Thursday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, making him the first prime minister in Israeli history to be indicted while still in office.Bezeq and Walla! owner Shaul Elovitch and his wife, Iris, were also indicted for bribery and obstruction of justice. In addition, the owner of Yediot Ahronot, Arnon Nuni Mozes, was indicted for bribery.Read More Related Articles

The indictment decision could alter the course of negotiations over forming a new government and who will be the new prime minister in the current 21 days Knesset process on the issue.Mandelblit will now ask the Knesset to waive Netanyahu's immunity, a process which can take 30 days.Often indicted MKs waive there immunity sooner, but Netanyahu has been trying to delay any impact on his power from the indictment process and may try to draw out the process longer.

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