Israeli police have opened a prison investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the spouse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the state lawyer’s workplace confirmed in a letter made public on Sunday, reported Gulf Information.
“A prison investigation was opened” into suspected prison offences, the workplace said in response to Israeli opposition lawmaker Naama Lazimi, who had accused Sara Netanyahu of interfering in her husband’s corruption trial. Lazimi, a Knesset member for the Democrats, shared the letter on X, confirming the probe was launched on December 26.
The investigation follows a December report by Israeli Channel 12’s Uvda information programme, which alleged that Sara Netanyahu tried to intimidate a key witness in her husband’s ongoing trial. The programme additionally claimed she organised demonstrations focusing on the Legal professional Normal, his deputy, and different officers seen as hostile to Benjamin Netanyahu.
The state lawyer’s workplace stated the case is being dealt with by the Israel Police alongside the cyber division of the lawyer’s workplace.
Benjamin Netanyahu is presently on trial for bribery, fraud, and breach of public belief in three separate circumstances.
In December, he testified in court docket, calling the fees “ridiculous.” His trial, which started in Could 2020 and has confronted a number of delays, is predicted to final for months, with doable appeals additional prolonging the method.
Netanyahu, the primary sitting Israeli prime minister to face a prison trial, has denied any wrongdoing. One case alleges that he and his spouse accepted over $260,000 value of luxurious items, together with cigars, jewelry, and champagne, from billionaires in trade for political favours.
(With inputs from Gulf Information)
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