Netanyahu withdraws bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges
Source: Reuters
JANUARY 28, 2020 / 4:49 AM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he is withdrawing his bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges.
Israels longest-serving prime minister said in a statement the immunity proceedings in parliament would have been a circus and he did not want to take part in this dirty game.
The case now moves toward trial, a process which could take months or years. The right-winger, who faces a national election in March, is under no legal obligation to resign.
Israels attorney general Avichai Mandelblit indicted Netanyahu on corruption charges - the first of their kind against a serving Israeli prime minister - last November following a long-running investigation. The charges included bribery, breach of trust and fraud.
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Remind you of anyone?
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)I think it would be torture for both of them
hlthe2b
(102,217 posts)Both appear to be as corrupt as they come, but Netanyahu is infinitely more intelligent. While they both went to schools in the US, Netanyahu was actually "educated" here.
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)They can then both share transportation to the same cell like you suggested.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,298 posts)...
Hours after the announcement, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit filed a 78-page indictment to the Jerusalem District Court.
The BBC's Tom Bateman in Jerusalem says the submission marks the official start of Mr Netanyahu's prosecution.
It is the first time a serving Israeli prime minister has been formally charged with criminal offences, he adds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51277429
So today's "best Israel/Palestine plan ever" is designed to please 2 heads of government facing charges of corruption. What could possibly go wrong?
ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)He held fundraisers for Romney while Romney was running against Obama then made a stink when Obama refused to have his picture taken with ....yahu.
Scotch-Irish
(464 posts)What an awful human being.