"On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Isaac Herzog to grant him a preemptive pardon, ending his corruption trial. It would be a highly controversial, almost unprecedented move, as presidential pardons are usually only granted after a conviction. Yedioth Ahronoth, one of Israel's leading daily newspapers, on Monday ran with the headline "The pardon dilemma," while free right-wing daily Israel Hayom acknowledged that "the request is unusual and carries significant implications.""
"Netanyahu argued that while it was in his personal interest to prove his innocence in court, it was also in the national interest to cut short the trial, which he claimed was "tearing us apart." "The security and political reality, the national interest, demands otherwise," Netanyahu said in his video statement. "The ongoing trial is tearing us apart from within, fueling fierce disagreements and deepening divisions." Netanyahu claimed that "ending the trial immediately would help lower tensions and promote reconciliation our country so desperately needs.""
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Isaac Herzog for a preemptive pardon to end his corruption trial, an unusual request because pardons are typically granted after conviction. Major Israeli newspapers described the move as a dilemma and noted significant implications. Netanyahu argued that ending the trial would serve the national interest by reducing tensions and fostering reconciliation, saying the proceedings were tearing the country apart. The request followed US President Donald Trump's letter to Herzog and his public call for a pardon. Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases, accused of accepting luxury goods and soliciting favorable coverage from media and corporate entities.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]