Investigations against Netanyah's wife for nuisance in witnesses in Israel

Investigations against Netanyah's wife for nuisance in witnesses in Israel

The Attorney General Israel, Gali Baharav-Miara, has ordered an investigation against Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The background is a report that claims that she has molested opponents.

examination for nuisance of witnesses

"An investigation into the Verd Suspicion of witness nuisance and judicial disability in connection with the results of the UVDA broadcast should be opened," said the Attorney General in a message on Thursday. The show was broadcast on the Israeli television of Channel 12 last week.

allegations against Sara Netanyahu

In the investigation published on Thursday, it was claimed that Sara Netanyahu intimidated a witness in the process of her husband. In addition, she is accused of indirectly harassing the Attorney General and the deputy prosecutor.

statement by the Prime Minister

hours before the examination was initiated, Prime Minister Netanyahu defended his wife in a video message published by his office. He described Channel 12's report as "biased" and "false propaganda".

Netanyahu added: "I would like Channel 12 or the other agitation channels to carry out an investigation through the left warehouse. But don't calculate it. That will simply not happen."

Criticism of the procedure of the Attorney General

Israel's Minister of Justice Yariv Levin criticized the command of the Attorney General Scharf and described him as "extreme selective enforcement that raises her ugly head again." In a post on X, he expressed: "While the Israeli citizens expect everyone who is threatened or calls the police commissioner to be invited to the interrogation, the advisor [AG] and the public prosecutor are busy initiating investigations according to rumors."

reactions from politics

The right-wing extremist minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, also criticized Baharav-Meara. "Someone who is politically persecuted by the government and their families cannot continue to work as a attorney in General. It is a shame that there are still those who put their heads in the sand and refuse to understand this," he said in an explanation.

The corruption process against Benjamin Netanyahu

The corruption process against Netanyahu started in January 2020 and makes him the first acting Israeli Prime Minister, who appears as a accused in court. He is accused of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. Netanyahu has always rejected the allegations and advocates 'not guilty'.

he sees himself accommodate in three separate cases . In case 1000, he is accused of fraud and abuse of trust in connection with gifts from foreign business people, while in case of 2000 he is also accused of having strived to have benevolent reporting in one of the leading Israeli newspapers in exchange for a restriction of competition in the media landscape.

serious allegations in the case of 4000

In the most serious case, case 4000, Netanyahu bribery, fraud and breach of trust is accused. Here he is said to have sought regulatory advantages worth over $ 250 million for his friend Shaul Elovitch, the main part of the telecommunications company Bezeq.

This story continues to develop and is updated accordingly.