A Jerusalem district court today canceled a hearing scheduled for Wednesday to hear testimony from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a case in which he is accused of corruption.
The cancellation was due to health problems of Judge Moshe Bar Am, who was diagnosed with the flu, according to information gathered by the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post.
The situation has led to the suspension of all hearings scheduled for this week, meaning Netanyahu will only appear in court next Monday.
The Israeli prime minister began his court appearance on December 10 and has appeared on a handful of other occasions since then. At this rate, your hearing is likely to drag on for the next few months.
The most serious of the cases against Netanyahu is called Case 4000, in which he will face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust for passing regulations that benefited Bezeq Group's majority shareholder, Shaul Elovitch, in exchange for favorable government coverage by the portal. from Israeli news outlet Walla.
The Israeli prime minister was also charged with fraud and breach of trust for receiving illegal gifts worth 700,000 shekels (about 183,000 euros) in exchange for favors.
He was also charged with fraud and breach of trust for trying to undermine the Israel Hayom newspaper, through its competitor Yedioth Ahronoth, in exchange for more favorable coverage of the prime minister by the latter daily.
