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Netanyahu allowed to end day’s testimony in criminal trial early; reason unclear
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial ends two and a half hours early at the premier’s request. It is unclear what reason the prime minister gave for seeking the early end to the hearing.
Two hours of today’s hearing was held behind closed doors since the prosecutors were questioning him about his son Yair.
Prosecutors were questioning Netanyahu about Case 4000, in which he is charged with accepting bribes in the form of positive media coverage from the Walla News website in return for providing regulatory benefits in the telecommunications field to Shaul Elovitch, who owned both Walla and the Bezeq telecom company.
The prosecution is expected to finish questioning Netanyahu over Case 4000 next week.
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