Al Jazeera
October 2, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence team on Wednesday began presenting its arguments against a series of corruption charges that may lead to his indictment, amid a period of political uncertainty.
The pre-trial hearings, which will take place over four consecutive days, will see Netanyahu’s lawyers argue before the country’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit that he should not press charges for alleged bribery, fraud and breach of trust – or to reduce them.