"Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president for a pardon for bribery and fraud charges and an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing that it would be in the public interest. Isaac Herzog's office acknowledged receipt of the 111-page submission from the prime minister's lawyer, and said it had been passed on to the pardons department in the ministry of justice."
"The submission on Sunday comes weeks after Donald Trump wrote to Herzog to ask him to pardon Netanyahu, who has been on trial since 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, involving alleged political favours for wealthy backers in return for gifts or positive media coverage. Netanyahu rejects the allegations, and has condemned the case as a witch-hunt orchestrated by the media, police and judiciary."
"In a short letter included in his legal filing and in a televised statement released on Sunday, Netanyahu argued it was in his personal interest to prove his innocence in court, but that it was in the interest of national unity to cut short the trial, which he claimed was tearing us apart. As exonerating evidence that completely disproves the false claims against me is revealed in court,"
Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel's president for a pardon on bribery and fraud charges and for an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing it would be in the public interest. The 111-page submission from his lawyer was passed to the pardons department in the justice ministry and will be reviewed by the president's legal adviser before a decision. The request was described as extraordinary and carrying significant implications. The submission followed a letter from Donald Trump requesting a pardon. Netanyahu has been on trial since 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust; he rejects the allegations and calls the case a witch-hunt. Critics allege he is prolonging the Gaza war to preserve power ahead of next year's elections.
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