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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

moral turpitude

File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 17, 2022.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 22, 2023, 10:35 pm
Reports: Judges in Netanyahu trial tell prosecution bribery charge has little chance
Walla and Channel 13 news also report justices encouraged sides to agree to a plea bargain or mediation ‘for the sake of the country’
By ToI Staff
Shas party leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a vote in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 20, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 27, 2022, 2:51 pm
Top court demands MKs justify law allowing Deri as minister; won’t block it for now
Hours after Knesset amends Basic Law to enable Shas leader’s appointment despite suspended sentence, lobby group obtains court order requiring incoming government to explain move
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (left) in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2022; Shas head Aryeh Deri in Jerusalem, September 12, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90; Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 20, 2022, 12:57 pm
AG: Elections committee must decide if Deri can serve as minister after conviction
Baharav-Miara says panel should rule on matter of moral turpitude, rejects argument from Shas and Likud that law only applies to custodial sentences, not suspended
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaking at a faction meeting of the Yesh Atid party in the Knesset, on November 8, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
February 2, 2022, 11:24 pm
Lapid bill would permanently bar from politics anyone convicted of moral turpitude
Proposal seeks to amend current law, which imposes seven-year time out; coalition not united around legislation
By ToI Staff
Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri seen after a being sentenced in a plea bargain for tax offense at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 1, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 2, 2022, 10:55 pm
Watchdog accuses Deri of breaking plea deal, urges state to intervene
Movement for Quality Government says Shas leader’s vow to return to Knesset, and appointment as parliamentary adviser, constitutes breach of agreement
By ToI Staff
Shas party leader Aryeh Deri leaves the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court after pleading guilty on charges of tax offenses as part of a negotiated plea bargain, on January 25, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 27, 2022, 6:54 pm
Despite resigning as MK in plea deal, Deri to continue leading Shas Knesset activity
After conviction for tax offenses, Shas leader will still run party’s weekly faction meetings, steer its intricate political life. He just won’t be able to vote, says party source
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Shas MK Aryeh Deri at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 22, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 17, 2022, 1:13 pm
Supreme Court rejects petition calling on it to insist on harsher plea deal for Deri
Justices dismiss demand that the state include clause in plea bargain that would bar the former minister and ex-con from returning to public office for seven years
By Amy Spiro
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a press conference in Tel Aviv on January 11, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
January 16, 2022, 1:56 pm
Bennett: ‘Rest assured’ government will not fall if Netanyahu signs plea deal
Prime minister tells cabinet that coalition is’ working quietly and effectively’; ex-Supreme Court chief supports deal, says it would be good for the justice system
By Amy Spiro
Former Supreme Court chief justice Aharon Barak speaks at the funeral service for late former chief justice Meir Shamgar at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on October 22, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 15, 2022, 11:29 pm
Former Supreme Court chief says Netanyahu asked him to raise plea deal with AG
Aharon Barak confirms earlier reports that figures close to the former premier convinced him to speak with Avichai Mandelblit; he stresses deal must include ‘moral turpitude’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, on November 20, 2019 (left); Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit addresses the press in Jerusalem, on November 21, 2019. (Gali Tibon; Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 15, 2022, 9:59 pm
Report: Netanyahu, AG may agree to leave ‘moral turpitude’ to judges in plea deal
Sides weighing compromise on key sticking point, Channel 13 reports, as the former Israeli leader is said to move toward backing proposed agreement
By ToI Staff
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to right-wing opposition party members, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
January 14, 2022, 9:17 pm
Report: Prosecutors believe Netanyahu will sign plea deal, perhaps even next week
Channel 12 says ex-PM’s family does not oppose move; former Supreme Court chief Aharon Barak said to urge Attorney General Mandelblit to go for a deal
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive for a court hearing on their lawsuit against former premier Ehud Olmert, at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on January 10, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/POOL)
January 14, 2022, 4:58 pm
Sara Netanyahu ruled out previous effort to reach plea deal in husband’s case
Two years ago, attorneys for the then-PM discussed with the attorney general a proposal very similar to the one on the table today
By Shalom Yerushalmi and ToI Staff
Opposition Leader Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, on November 22, 2021. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
January 13, 2022, 10:50 pm
Secret plea deal in Netanyahu corruption trial said to await his approval
Prosecutors reportedly fuming over attorney general’s back-channel negotiations with former PM; issue of moral turpitude and timing of resignation said key to final deal
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, speaks with then-cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit, later attorney general, during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, September 21, 2014. (AP/Menahem Kahana, Pool/File)
January 13, 2022, 12:05 pm
Report: Prosecutors could close Case 2000, nix Netanyahu bribery charge in plea deal
Some reports say ex-PM willing to admit breach of trust, step down from politics for a few years; AG said not to be demanding jail term; gaps between sides said to be narrow
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, November 16, 2021, in Jerusalem. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
January 12, 2022, 10:42 am
Netanyahu held talks with prosecutors on potential plea deal – report
Secret discussions said to break down over AG’s demand for a potentially political career-ending admission of moral turpitude
By ToI Staff
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