Hollywood media mogul Arnon Milchan says during Prime Minister Netanyahu’s corruption trial that the premier did not help him obtain a US visa, denying a central charge in the case.
Milchan says, “Netanyahu didn’t help.”
“I got one sentence from him — I don’t give out visas and I cannot help,” Milchan tells the court.
One of the main charges in Case 1000 of Netanyahu’s trial is that the prime minister helped Milchan secure a ten-year US visa at the same time as Milchan was plying Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, with lavish gifts of champagne, cigars, clothing and jewelry worth NIS 462,000 ($127,000).
Milchan offered similar denials during yesterday’s court hearing.
Milchan has been testifying during the trial remotely from the UK throughout the week.
The prime minister’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, went to the UK for the proceedings. The two exchanged a hug during yesterday’s hearing.
At the start of today’s proceedings, Deputy State Attorney Liat Ben Ari issues a warning, saying, “Do not make contact with the witness again.”
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