Iran Press/ Middle East: After investigation into allegations of corruption against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli police will ask for his trial, the Middle East Monitor reported.
According to Israel’s Channel 10 news, case4000 (sometimes known as the Bezeq case) will be the third file in which the police recommend Netanyahu be prosecuted for corruption,.
Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister for several hours on Friday as part of investigations into alleged corruption by the long-serving premier.
Commenting on the investigation, Netanyahu claimed that he is sure the case will be closed without presenting any indictments against him.
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Case 4000 pertains to Netanyahu’s alleged arrangements with Shaul Elovitch – the head of telecoms giant Bezeq Communications and owner of news website Walla – which saw Netanyahu promise government concessions and services in exchange for favourable coverage on the news site.
Under these alleged arrangements, Bezeq is thought to have earned hundreds of millions of dollars during Netanyahu’s term as Communications Minister.
Netanyahu is currently under investigation in three cases, with a fourth – dubbed case 3000 – pertaining to his lawyer and cousin David Shimron’s involvement in arranging lucrative defence deals. On 13 February Israel Police recommended that Netanyahu be charged in two cases.
This is while, Israeli law requires any minister in the government to resign in the event of being officially charged with corruption.
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Meanwhile, Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Benjamin Netanyahu, will also be investigated next month for her suspected involvement in Case 4000.
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Sara Netanyahu (C) wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a hearing at the Magistrate Court in Jerusalem.
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In June, the Israeli prosecution charged Sara Netanyahu with “fraud and breach of trust” after the police carried out a long investigation into allegations of forging family expenses.
Case of Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife brings renewed attention to scandals plaguing Israel’s first family.
Sara Netanyahu has been charged with allegedly overspending roughly $100,000 (£76,220) on celebrity chefs at the prime minister’s official residence, even though there was a full-time chef on staff.
If convicted, she could face a maximum sentence of five years behind bars for the most serious charge.
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