Israeli court rejects Netanyahu’s call to postpone corruption trial hearings
An Israeli court has rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to postpone giving testimony in his corruption trial.
Netanyahu’s lawyer on Thursday asked the court to excuse the leader from hearings over the next two weeks, saying he needed to concentrate on “security issues” after Israel’s 12-day war with Iran.
The Jerusalem district court said in a judgement published online that “in its current form [his request] does not provide a basis or detailed justification for the cancellation of the hearings.”
Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing, and his supporters have described the long-running trial as politically motivated.
In a first case, he and his wife, Sara, are accused of accepting more than $260,000 worth of luxury goods such as cigars, jewellery and champagne from billionaires in exchange for political favours.
In two other cases, Netanyahu is accused of attempting to negotiate more favourable coverage from two Israeli media outlets.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday described the case against Netanyahu as a “witch-hunt”, saying the trial “should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero”.
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