US EditionNetanyahu Requests a Pardon to End His Corruption Trial
Netanyahu seeks a rare pre-conviction pardon to halt his trial over bribery and fraud allegations involving $500 million in favours, raising concerns about rule of law.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Isaac Herzog for a pardon to end his five-year corruption trial, submitting a 111-page request citing an earlier appeal by Donald Trump, former US president.
- Indicted in 2019, Netanyahu faces bribery, fraud and breach-of-trust charges across Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000, including gifts worth $195,000 and jewellery worth $3,100, plus regulatory favours to Bezeq and a media deal with Yedioth Ahronoth.
- Legal experts note a pre-conviction pardon is highly unusual in Israel, granted only once before; earlier this month, the Israel Democracy Institute said President Isaac Herzog usually waits until legal proceedings end, while the Ministry of Justice pardons department will review the submission and advise Herzog.
- Protesters gathered outside President Isaac Herzog's home on Sunday night, joined by opposition politician Naama Lazimi, while Opposition leader Yair Lapid said a pardon cannot be granted without guilt admission and retirement, and critics warn it would undermine equality before the law.
- Some opposition figures have proposed a pardon-for-retirement deal, but warn Israeli law offers no clean mechanism to bind it and elections due in October 2026 raise stakes.
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Netanyahu officially requests a pardon in his criminal case: What does that mean and what happens next?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially requested a preemptive pardon from Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday to end the ongoing trial in which he is a suspect. In a letter to Herzog, Netanyahu argued that the trial has become a point of internal divisions in Israeli society. The prime minister insisted that the end of his trial would help heal the rift, increase unity in the country, and repair the public’s trust in government instit…
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