By Admin 
Benjamin Netanyahu has appealed to the Israeli President for clemency to end the case against him and to declare him innocent. He requested to end the corruption case that has been going on for five years and said that this apology will be in public interest.
Netanyahu’s lawyer submitted a 111-page application
According to The Times of Israel, Isaac Herzog’s office acknowledged receiving the detailed 111-page document from the prime minister’s lawyer and said it had been sent to the Justice Ministry’s amnesty department. It further said that before Herzog takes a decision, the President’s legal advisors will also form an opinion.
A statement from his office said, “The Office of the President is aware that this is a huge request with huge implications. After receiving all the necessary opinions, the President will consider this request responsibly and honestly.”
Trump has also defended Netanyahu
In Israel, there is almost no case of the President granting pardon before sentencing. An example comes from 1986, when the accused in a corruption case related to a specific Shin Bet security service was pardoned without confessing his crime. This request has been made a few weeks after Donald Trump’s letter to Herzog. Trump had also asked the President to pardon Netanyahu.
Trial going on in these serious cases including corruption
Netanyahu is on trial for the last five years i.e. 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud and breaking the trust of the country. In these allegations, political favors have been allegedly claimed to be given to rich supporters in exchange for gifts or positive media coverage.
Netanyahu has been rejecting these allegations. He has been calling it a witch-hunt conducted by the media, police and judiciary. On the other hand, as soon as the news of this apology came to light, the opposition became vocal. Critics have accused him of prolonging the war in Gaza to keep his coalition together so he can remain in office and avoid legal threats.
In a short letter included in his legal filings and in a televised statement released on Sunday, Netanyahu argued that although he has a personal interest in proving his innocence in court, it is necessary to immediately end the trial in the ‘national interest.’