Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a sharp attack on the justice system as he concluded his testimony Wednesday, calling a decade of legal proceedings a 'vile, false, malicious' attempt not only to harm his individual rights but the public's right to choose, according to N12.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery closing statement Wednesday as he stepped down from the witness stand, ending a cross-examination that has stretched over months. In remarks quoted by N12, Netanyahu described the past decade of legal proceedings as 'hell' and accused the justice system of pursuing a 'vile, false, malicious' campaign against him. He argued the prosecution was aimed not merely at harming his individual rights but at undermining the public's right to elect its leader.
The prime minister's testimony in his corruption trial — which included hundreds of hours of questioning across cases 1000, 2000, and 4000 — formally concluded earlier Wednesday after 98 days of hearings, as The Zioneer previously reported. His closing courtroom remarks mark the culmination of a legal saga that has shadowed Israeli politics for years, with Netanyahu consistently denouncing the proceedings as a politically motivated witch hunt.
The trial now proceeds to the stage of closing arguments, with a verdict expected months away. The prosecution has yet to respond to the prime minister's latest courtroom attack.
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