Netanyahu requests to postpone his testimony for two weeks in his corruption trial after undergoing surgery

MADRID Jan. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, requested this Friday to postpone his participation in the trial against him for corruption for two weeks due to the prostate operation he underwent this week and after the court had already granted him a leave of absence. to be absent.

Netanyahu’s lawyer, Amit Hadad, has sent a letter to the Jerusalem District Court explaining that after being discharged from the hospital this Thursday, doctors’ instructions are for him to rest at home for at least two weeks.

Pending the court’s decision, Hadad has reported that the Prosecutor’s Office has given its approval to postpone Netanyahu’s testimony in the trial for fraud, accepting bribes and gifts, as well as breach of trust for his dealings with media moguls and editors.

Last Sunday, the court already agreed to cancel the hearings scheduled for next week, when they were expected to resume this Monday, January 6, Israeli media report.

Netanyahu began testifying on December 10, but since then he has only testified for six days. At this rate, his deposition is likely to drag on for months to come.