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Monday, June 26, 2017
Adelson wraps up testimony in Netanyahu case
US billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, finish giving testimony to the Israel Police in one of the ongoing corruption investigations into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Adelson, once considered a close friend of of Netanyahu, was questioned at the Lahav 433 serious crimes unit in Lod for a second time in under a month.
His wife also met with investigators, in her first testimony in the probe.
The case against Netanyahu centers on leaked recordings from 2014 in which the prime minister appears to promise to advance legislation designed to hobble Adelson’s free Israel Hayom daily newspaper in exchange for more favorable coverage from the competing Yedioth Ahronoth.
During his testimony to Lahav 433 investigators last month, Adelson reportedly said that he and Netanyahu never discussed a quid pro quo media deal.
The Times of Israel Community.