Jerusalem | Israel Police on Tuesday questioned Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the alleged dealings with the country’s largest telecommunication company.
According to Israel Radio, Netanyahu was being questioned over allegations he awarded regulatory favours to Bezeq Telecom Israel in return for favourable coverage on a news site the company’s owner controls.The Israeli PM was questioned twice before in so-called Case 4000, and Bezeq have denied wrongdoing.
Earlier in February, police recommended Netanyahu be charged with bribery in two other cases. Israel’s attorney-general is still weighing whether to indict him. He is suspected of bribery over gifts from wealthy businessmen, which police say were worth nearly $300,000.
In other cases 2000 which involves an alleged plot to win positive coverage in Israel’s biggest newspaper by offering to take measures to curtail the circulation of a rival daily. In both those cases, lawyers for Netanyahu said he has committed no crimes.
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