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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial will open on March 17, just two weeks after the
embattled leader tries to secure re-election, officials said
on Tuesday.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving premier and the first to be indicted while in office, has been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He denies all wrongdoing.
In a statement, the justice ministry said judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman would read out the indictment in Jerusalem, in the presence of Netanyahu.
The trial, including all possible appeals, could take years. Israeli law says that government ministers who are subject to criminal prosecution must resign. (AFP)
embattled leader tries to secure re-election, officials said
on Tuesday.
Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving premier and the first to be indicted while in office, has been charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He denies all wrongdoing.
In a statement, the justice ministry said judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman would read out the indictment in Jerusalem, in the presence of Netanyahu.
The trial, including all possible appeals, could take years. Israeli law says that government ministers who are subject to criminal prosecution must resign. (AFP)
