Corruption Scandal: Attorney General Says «Almost Finished» Investigating Bibi Probe

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The “Israeli” entity’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said on Monday he is close to finishing his investigation into a corruption case involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged involvement in a corruption scandal centered on telecommunications giant Bezeq.

The case, dubbed "Case 4,000" to differentiate it from a slew of other investigations into the affairs of the premier and his inner circle, centers on allegations that Netanyahu made concessions benefiting Bezeq's controlling shareholder Shaul Elovitch in exchange for positive media coverage of him and his wife Sara on Elovitch's popular news website Walla.

Mandelblit told students at Bar Ilan University that a decision “will be made as quickly as possible, without sacrificing our professionalism,” as to whether he will indict Netanyahu in “Case 4000”.

The investigation is “my top priority,” Mandeblit added.

The entity’s police in February recommended that Netanyahu be indicted for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in two other cases dubbed “Case 1,000” and “Case 2,000”.

In “Case 1,000” -- in which police say Netanyahu accepted around 1 million shekels ($280,000) worth of luxury gifts from a number of wealthy benefactors in exchange for favorable government treatment -- Hefetz reportedly provided investigators with names of additional patrons seemingly strengthening suspicions that the exchanges were methodical.

In “Case 2,000” -- which centers on an alleged arrangement with “Israeli” “Yedioth Ahronoth” publisher Arnon Mozes to limit circulation of the newspaper's main rival in exchange for more favorable coverage -- Hefetz reportedly provided investigators with the names of additional figures involved in mediating the alleged arrangement.

Netanyahu has repeatedly denied the allegations in all cases, saying he is confident that the Attorney General will find nothing because “there is nothing to find."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team