{"id":104792,"date":"2025-11-30T23:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104792"},"modified":"2025-11-30T23:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T23:03:00","slug":"benjamin-netanyahu-seeks-pardon-from-israels-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104792","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel\u2019s president"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the country\u2019s President, Isaac Herzog, for a pardon over corruption cases he has been battling.<\/p>\n

The president\u2019s office said Herzog would receive opinions from justice officials before considering the request \u201cwhich carries with it significant implications\u201d.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu has been standing trial for the past five years on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. He denies wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

He said in a video message that he would have preferred to see the process to the end but national interest \u201cdemanded otherwise\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Israeli opposition says he should admit guilt before seeking a pardon.<\/p>\n

Early this month, US President Donald Trump urged Herzog to \u201cfully pardon\u201d Netanyahu.<\/p>\n

At the time, Herzog made it clear that anyone seeking a pardon had to submit a formal request.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, his office released the request and a letter by Netanyahu himself, in light of \u201cthe importance of this extraordinary request and its implications\u201d.<\/p>\n

It offered no indication of when the president might reach a decision.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Benjamin Netanyahu became the first serving Israeli prime minister to stand trial:<\/p>\n