Netanyahu abandons his immunity bid, paving way for an indictment within days
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(Worthy News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that he was withdrawing his request for parliamentary immunity from the pending indictment in the three corruption cases against him.
The indictment is now expected to be filed with the Jerusalem District Court by the end of the week, less than five weeks before the March 2 election.
Netanyahu’s announcement came hours before the Knesset was set to form a committee to debate — and almost certainly reject — his immunity request. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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