Gabbay: Netanyahu responsible if aides are corrupt, even if unaware of crimes

15 October 2018, 9:28 pm

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Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay says Netanyahu must be held responsible for alleged corruption on the part of his confidants, whether he was aware of the purported crimes or not.

He is responding to a television report that said police will recommend prosecutors file criminal charges against former Netanyahu attorney David Shimron and others, in the submarines probe.

“The prime minister is responsible for the corruption of his associates and his cousin Shimron in the submarines case,” says Gabbay in a tweet. “Whether he knew about it or not. Someone who those closest to him took bribes at the expense of state security and he doesn’t even bother to distance himself from them is unfit to govern a country.”