New Delhi: An investigation has been ordered against Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has ordered the police to investigate. In fact, a report has alleged that Sara Netanyahu has harassed opponents and witnesses. Israel’s Attorney General said, ‘Suspicions of witness harassment and obstruction of justice in connection with the Uvda show should be investigated. The show was aired on Israel’s Channel 12 television last week.
In fact, Israel’s Attorney General has ordered the police to start an investigation against the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is suspected of harassing political opponents and a witness in the corruption case of an Israeli leader. According to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, the investigation will focus on Sara Netanyahu’s recent report by the investigative program called ‘Uvda’.
what happened in the tv channel program
A cache of WhatsApp messages was exposed in this program. In it, Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara Netanyahu is seen instructing a former aide to organize protests against political opponents and to intimidate Hadas Klein, a key witness in the trial. However, Sara Netanyahu was not named in the announcement and the Justice Ministry declined to comment further.
Serious allegations against Sara in Channel 12 report
Channel 12 released a report on Thursday claiming that Sara Netanyahu has threatened a witness in the criminal case against her husband. The report also alleges that he indirectly harassed the Attorney General and the Deputy State Attorney. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video speech defending his wife. In this he had described Channel 12’s report as ‘biased’ and false propaganda. He said that I would like to see Channel 12 or other provocative channels also investigate the leftist camp. But don’t expect that to happen. This will never happen. At the same time, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin has criticized the Attorney General’s order.
What are the allegations against Benjamin Netanyahu?
The corruption trial against Benjamin Netanyahu began in January 2020. With this, he became the first Israeli Prime Minister to appear in court to face charges of fraud, betrayal and bribery. According to a Reuters report, Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied the allegations against him and has declared himself innocent. He is accused in three different cases. In Case 1000, he is accused of fraud and betrayal. He is accused of taking gifts like cigars and champagne from foreign businessmen. In Case 2000, he is accused of fraud and betrayal. He is accused of asking a top Israeli newspaper to give him favorable coverage in exchange for limiting the circulation of his rival. The most serious case is in case 4000. He is accused of bribery, fraud and betrayal. He is accused of providing regulatory benefits worth more than $250 million to his friend Saul Elovich at that time. Elovich was the controlling shareholder of telecommunications company Bezeq.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 27, 2024, 10:42 IST