Netanyahu’s lawyers tell court he can only testify in his corruption trial in March 2025

26 June 2024, 7:29 pm

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Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial at the Jerusalem District Court on May 31, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

The defense team of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the Jerusalem District Court that due to the ongoing war, the premier will only be able to testify in his corruption trial in March of next year.

In a written submission to the court, Netanyahu’s lawyers write that even in quiet times, “preparations to hear a defendant’s testimony on such a scale requires a significant period of time.

“In the current reality, in which the defense is required to prepare the prime minister for testimony in the midst of war, the necessary period of time to do so in a way that doesn’t compromise his rights and defense is significantly longer.”