Tuesday 10/December/2024 – 09:50 AM
Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears today, Tuesday, before the District Court to testify in the context of corruption cases, in a historic precedent in which a president is put on trial. government in office.
Netanyahu’s trial in corruption cases
Netanyahu repeatedly tried to postpone judicial proceedings under the pretext of the wars waged by the occupation in the region and security concerns, while the judges ordered the trial to resume on Tuesday, and transferred the arguments to a secret room in a court in Tel Aviv as a security precaution.
In a related context, 12 Israeli ministers demanded that Netanyahu’s appearance before the court on corruption charges be postponed, due to the exceptional security situation. Israeli Channel 12 said, yesterday, Monday: 12 government ministers signed a letter sent by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to the government’s legal advisor, Gali Beharav Meara, and the Directorate. Courts, requesting that the Prime Minister’s testimony be postponed.
Maariv newspaper reported that Netanyahu will appear in court on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays of each week for 4 hours per day, and that Hall 512 in Tel Aviv has been chosen for the trial.
Israeli media reported earlier that the judges unanimously decided to resume Netanyahu’s trial in corruption cases today, Tuesday, December 10, in Tel Aviv.
The District Court in Jerusalem approved the request of the Shin Bet and the Courts Administration to transfer the trial of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on corruption charges to Tel Aviv for security considerations, with the hearings for his testimony beginning on Tuesday.
