JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested to postpone giving testimony in his long-running corruption trial that was set to renew subsequent week, citing the continued safety state of affairs within the area, Netanyahu‘s lawyer stated in a court docket submitting on Friday (Apr 10).
Netanyahu‘s trial was set to renew on Sunday, after Israel lifted a state of emergency imposed over its conflict with Iran following Wednesday’s ceasefire announcement. The defence stated it was ready to proceed listening to the testimony of a prosecution witness.
“Because of labeled safety and diplomatic causes linked … to the dramatic occasions which have taken place within the State of Israel and all through the Center East in latest instances, the Prime Minister will be unable to testify within the continuing for a minimum of the subsequent two weeks,” the submitting to the Jerusalem District Courtroom stated.
It stated {that a} sealed envelope detailing the labeled causes was delivered to the court docket, which is able to rule as soon as the prosecution submits its response.
Netanyahu, the primary sitting Israeli prime minister to be charged with against the law, denies costs of bribery, fraud and breach of belief introduced in 2019 after years of investigations.
His trial, which started in 2020 and will result in jail phrases, has been repeatedly delayed as a consequence of his official commitments, with no finish date in sight.
The costs towards Netanyahu, together with the Hamas assaults on Israel in October 2023, have damaged his standing. Israel is because of maintain an election in October that Netanyahu‘s coalition, probably the most right-wing in Israel’s history, is prone to lose, in line with polls.
