‘Israeli’ Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Trial Delay Request

By Staff, Agencies

An ‘Israeli’ court in the occupied Palestine rejected Tuesday, acting Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to postpone his corruption trial by 45 days.

Netanyahu will be required to be present in court next week for his first hearing on March 17 after the court found that the prime minister's lawyers' arguments did not justify postponing the hearing, according to The Times of ‘Israel’.

The embattled Netanyahu is currently fighting for his political career; facing criminal charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust, as well as falling short of the 61 mandates required to form a government following the recent March 2 elections.

The first hearing will take place next Tuesday at the court and will consist of a formal reading of charges against Netanyahu.

Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Monday expressed opposition to the postponement of the trial, saying that the dispute over the investigative documents will be resolved in the coming days.