Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked the court to postpone its interrogation within the trial of corruption. As a reason for Netanyahu, he mentioned “regional and global development” after a 12-day military conflict with Iran and continued fighting in the Palestinian Gaza Palestinum, writes TASR.
As AFP informed, Netanyahu’s lawyer asked the court to order the cancellation of the interrogations for which the Prime Minister was to come in the next two weeks. The lawyer argued that the Prime Minister must now “devote all his time and energy to the management of national, diplomatic and security issues of the highest priority”.
In a process that has been postponed several times since its commencement in May 2020, Netanyahu denies any mistake. In the first case, together with his wife Sara, he is accused of receiving in exchange for political benefits from billionaires of luxury goods worth more than $ 260,000, such as cigars, jewelry and champagne. In the next two cases, Netanyahu is accused of trying to influence the news of two Israeli media, to create a more positive picture of it.
US president Donald Trump on Wednesday described a case led in Israel against Israeli Prime Minister as a “witch hunt”. In a report published on the Truth Trump’s social platform He stated that the trial of Netanyahu “should be abolished immediately, or (after the war with Iran) as a great hero should be granted grace.”
In response to this sign of support, the leader of the Israeli opposition Jair Lapid Trump was warned against Israel’s internal affairs. “We are grateful to President Trump, but … the president should not interfere with the trial of an independent country,” Lapid said in an interview with Ynet news portal.
In contrast to Lapida with Netanyahu Trump thanked Thursday for his “sincere support”. “I was deeply touched by your sincere support for me personally and your incredible support for Israel and the Jewish nation,” He wrote Netanyahu on the X network, and also published Trump’s support contribution.
