Posted on 04/05/21
| News Source: i24
The premier is accused of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three cases
The chief prosecutor in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial told a Jerusalem court on Monday that Netanyahu was involved in "a serious case of government corruption."
"The case before the court today is an important and serious case of government corruption," said lead prosecutor Liat Ben-Ari during opening arguments in Netanyahu's corruption trial, which resumed Monday morning.
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He "made illegitimate use of the great governmental power entrusted to him," in his dealings with media executives "in order to advance his personal affairs, including when he faced his desire to be re-elected," she said. Read more at i24