Israel’s attorney general intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases, according to multiple media reports, citing the justice ministry.
The news comes ahead of Israel’s April 9 election and deepens uncertainty over Netanyahu’s prospects in a tight race.
The actual filing of the reported charges, which include bribery, fraud and breach of trust, will depend on the outcome of a required hearing. At that hearing — likely after the election — Netanyahu can try to persuade the attorney general not to indict him.
Netanyahu, who is seeking a fourth consecutive term, denies any wrongdoing. In the long-running investigations he is suspected of wrongfully accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensing favours in alleged bids for favourable coverage by a newspaper and a website.
Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party described the reported charges as “political persecution.”
It said the prime minister, who has vowed not to resign over the allegations, was set to deliver a statement Thursday addressing the possible indictment.
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