Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו profile
Public controversy over reported corruption indictment and trial
Coverage of the attorney general's 2019 charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000, the 2020 court indictment, and the trial that began while he was prime minister. Netanyahu denies all charges.
Editorial timeline of public reporting, not a legal finding.
- Attorney general announces corruption charges - The BBC and Associated Press reported that on Nov. 21, 2019 Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said Netanyahu would be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three cases. Netanyahu called the charges a political witch hunt and denied wrongdoing. Benjamin Netanyahu: What are the corruption charges?
- Formal indictment filed in court - The BBC reported that after Netanyahu dropped a parliamentary-immunity bid, the attorney general on Jan. 28, 2020 filed a 78-page indictment in Jerusalem District Court - the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister was formally charged with criminal offences. Netanyahu indicted in court on corruption charges after dropping immunity bid
- Corruption trial opens in Jerusalem - The BBC and Reuters reported Netanyahu's corruption trial opened in Jerusalem on May 24, 2020 - the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial. He pleaded not guilty. The cases involve alleged gifts, a media deal and Bezeq regulation favors. Netanyahu trial: Israeli prime minister faces Jerusalem court