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Monday, November 25, 2019
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Monday, November 25, 2019
AG: Netanyahu need not resign or take leave of absence
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit says Benjamin Netanyahu need not resign as prime minister of the caretaker government or be forced into a leave of absence due to the criminal charges against him.
He announces the decision in a statement.
The panel of top legal officials that is discussing the implications of the Netanyahu indictment has yet to debate whether the prime minister must relinquish his other ministerial portfolios, and whether he may form a government in the future, the statement says.
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