US EditionNetanyahu Coalition Moves to Repeal Criminal Fraud Offense that PM Is Charged With
The bill narrows the legal definition of fraud, potentially allowing dismissal of Netanyahu's corruption charges depending on final wording, coalition says.
- On Monday, the ruling coalition announced it will introduce a bill to eliminate the criminal offense `fraud and breach of trust`, a move affecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Legal ambiguity has long prompted repeated reform efforts, but past attempts by Simcha Rothman, Meni Mazuz, Yehuda Weinstein, and a Supreme Court case involving Shimon Sheves failed to clarify the offense or enact changes.
- The draft would replace the penal code's catch-all provision with clearer offenses like first-degree conflict of interest, as coalition members say it lets prosecutors decide retroactively what is criminal.
- If the Ministerial Committee for Legislation backs the bill, it would secure fast-tracking through the Knesset, increasing chances it passes and could lead to dismissal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictments depending on wording.
- Opposition Leader Yair Lapid vowed his party would oppose the bill in the Knesset, streets, and courts, while sponsors Ofir Katz, Simcha Rothman, and Mishel Buskila expect it to reach the Ministerial Committee for Legislation next week.
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The Israeli governing coalition wants to abolish the criminal offenses of fraud and breach of trust. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of these offenses in three corruption cases. The opposition calls it a "coup" and a "mafia-style move."
Coalition lawmakers push to repeal law used in Netanyahu's corruption trial
Israel’s government set to move forward with bill which would scrap law broadly defining fraud and breach of trust, which served as the basis for corruption charges against Prime Minister Netanyahu. By World Israel News Staff The Knesset will soon take up proposed legislation which would if passed repeal the law under which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was charged in his ongoing corruption trial, potentially leading to the dismissal of the …
Netanyahu coalition moves to repeal criminal fraud offense that PM is charged with
The Netanyahu coalition has proposed a bill that would abolish fraud and breach of trust as criminal offenses – the same charges facing Netanyahu. Supporters of the bill argue that these offenses 'severely undermine the principle of legality and the foundations of criminal law,' and enable 'selective and biased enforcement'
Israeli coalition politicians are trying to remove the crime of fraud and abuse by an official from the criminal code, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of in his corruption trial. The bill is being introduced by Simha Rotman, chairman of the constitutional committee, and Ofir Katz, chairman of the coalition, among others. According to the politicians, this regulation, which has been in place since 1977, provides an opportunity …
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