Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israeli has formally been charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust while in office.
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday, November 21, issued a 63-page indictment against the country’s longest-serving prime minister after almost three years of investigation.
The Attorney-General disclosed his decision at a news conference at 7.30pm local time, where he said he ‘decided to file charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for offences of receiving a bribe, fraud, and breach of trust.’
“I made this decision with a heavy heart but with a whole heart and a sense of commitment to the rule of law. Law enforcement is not a discretionary manner. It is an obligation that is imposed on us. It is my duty to the citizens of Israel to ensure that they live in a country where no one is above the law and that suspicions of corruption are thoroughly investigated.”
The prime minister and his wife, Sara,…
Source: Linda Ikeji
