In a blow to the state prosecution, a judge refuses to approve a plea bargain with Eurocom Holdings Ltd., which is involved in the ongoing corruption trial of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Michal Agmon-Gonen, of the Tel Aviv District Court, says that Eurocom should not sign a plea deal admitting wrongdoing when its previous owner, Shaul Elovitch, is still on trial and denies the suspicions against him.
According to the rejected deal, the company would have confess to charges brought against it in two ongoing cases and pay a NIS 400,000 ($124,000) fine.
Those charges include receiving a bribe under aggravated circumstances, multiple fraud counts, and breach of trust. The company is also accused of giving bribes and of money laundering through the actions of Elovitch, as part of so-called Case 4000.
Agmon-Gonen says that deliberations in Eurocom’s case will be postponed until next May at least.
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