Netanyahu Avoids Appearing in the Corruption Trial Tomorrow for an "Urgent Diplomatic Meeting"
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This "urgent diplomatic meeting" to which the Israeli Prime Minister's defence was alluded could refer to his "next" visit to the White House.
The court agreed to the Prime Minister's request to postpone the hearing that was scheduled to take place tomorrow. Last week, Netanyahu officially submitted the request for clemency to President Yitzhak Herzog. During his hearing, the Prime Minister claimed that the legal proceedings against him were "absurd" and called it the "Bugs Bunny trial."
The Jerusalem District Court and the Prosecutor's Office accepted this Sunday the cancellation of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, scheduled for Monday, in the corruption trial he faces, due to an "urgent diplomatic meeting" and a hearing at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament).
Al-Quds: According to Israeli media, Sunday, the court decided to cancel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ' s statement before it tomorrow Monday. Netanyahu (76 years old) is being tried on charges of corruption that require imprisonment if convicted, and last Sunday submitted a request for pardon to the Israeli President. Channel 12 stated that it was decided to cancel Netanyahu ' s hearing before the Central Court of Tel Aviv on Mon…
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