Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that the judges' recommendation in Case 4000 — to drop the bribery charge — proves there was never a case against him, according to his remarks posted on Telegram. The statement follows the panel reaffirming its recommendation earlier Monday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Monday evening to the judges' reaffirmed recommendation in Case 4000 to drop the bribery charge against him, saying: 'As I said — there will be nothing, because there is nothing.' His remarks, posted on Telegram, mirror his long-standing public defense of the case as baseless.
Earlier Monday, the panel of judges upheld its recommendation to drop the bribery charge, as The Zioneer reported. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and MK Moshe Saada (Likud) sharply criticized the prosecution over the recommendation, calling the continued push a 'disgrace' and a 'persecution campaign.'
The Case 4000 recommendation remains non-binding, pending a final decision by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The legal battle over the bribery charge has been a recurring theme in the Netanyahu trial, with the defense arguing the charge was weak from the start.
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