8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (4)
#8185158 at 2020-02-19 18:48:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10478: Resignations and Pardons Oh My Edition
Israel: parliament grants immunity to former minister facing corruption charges
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, granted immunity on Monday to former Labour, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Haim Katz who is facing a trial over corruption charges, Quds Press has reported.
Katz is a member of the Likud, the party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has himself been indicted on fraud and corruption charges.
MKs voted by 62 to 43 in favour of Katz's immunity request, claiming that he carried out the misconduct in "good faith" as part of his work as a member of the Knesset.
This immunity prevents Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit from filing an indictment against him over charges of fraud and breach of trust.
Katz resigned as a minister after he was accused of promoting legislation that would have benefited him personally while concealing apparent conflicts of interest.
The law in question allegedly benefited Katz's friend, businessman Mordechai Ben Ari, media reports said.
They added that it benefited him personally as he owns payment bonds for companies suffering from financial crises.
Katz's immunity is only valid during the period of the current Knesset.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200219-israel-parliament-grants-immunity-to-former-minister-facing-corruption-charges/
#8023053 at 2020-02-04 19:34:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10269: (YOU) Must Organically Uncover The Truth Edition
Likud MK Haim Katz granted immunity by Knesset.
https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1224763840803627009
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#7723249 at 2020-01-05 18:33:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9884: "Drain the Swamp has Real Meaning! Edition
Netanyahu gives cabinet seat to another lawmaker facing bribery charges
Forced to yield his portfolios due to corruption indictment, PM appoints David Bitan agriculture minister; Likud's Hotovely and Shas's Cohen also given ministries
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of high-level cabinet appointments on Sunday after being forced to drop all his ministerial posts due to the criminal charges against him.
Among the officials tapped by the premier was Likud MK David Bitan, who will serve as agriculture minister despite his own legal plight: Last March police recommended he be indicted on multiple corruption charges including bribery, fraud and money laundering.
Police said their two-year investigation had yielded sufficient evidence to charge Bitan, a key Netanyahu ally, with accepting money in exchange for political favors while he served as an MK and previously as deputy mayor of Rishon Lezion.
While he has denied any wrongdoing, Bitan, 59, stepped down from his role as coalition whip in 2017 shortly after news of the police investigation broke.
Netanyahu's cabinet features another minister that police recommended stand trial for corruption: Interior Minister Aryeh Deri of Shas. Likud MK Haim Katz stepped down as welfare minister in August after the attorney general announced corruption charges against him.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/forced-to-vacate-posts-pm-promotes-mks-including-1-facing-possible-indictment/
#6560240 at 2019-05-22 19:30:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8388: Eyes On The UK Edition
Not just Netanyahu: The other 4 lawmakers who may need immunity from prosecution
Gambit to save PM could also help prevent corruption charges against Shas leader Deri, Likud's Haim Katz and David Bitan; UTJ chief Litzman accused of aiding alleged pedophiles
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reported plan to advance legislation to render himself immune from prosecution in three criminal cases, and also to prevent the Supreme Court from intervening in this effort, may benefit other lawmakers as well.
In addition to Netanyahu, four other lawmakers - both MKs and ministers - are facing their own legal troubles, to different degrees, and the gambit for automatic immunity could benefit them just as much.
Netanyahu is a suspect in three criminal probes, dubbed by police cases 1000, 2000 and 4000, in which investigators have recommended graft indictments. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced in February that he intended to indict Netanyahu in all three cases, pending a hearing, which is expected to take place in October.
In a 55-page draft indictment, Mandelblit, who has overseen the criminal investigation of the prime minister, said he intends to charge Netanyahu with fraud and breach of trust in all three cases, and with bribery in one of them. Case 1000 involves accusations that Netanyahu received gifts and benefits from billionaire benefactors including Israeli-born Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan in exchange for favors; Case 2000 involves accusations that Netanyahu agreed with Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper publisher Arnon Mozes to weaken a rival daily in return for more favorable coverage from Yedioth; and Case 4000, widely seen as the most serious against the premier, involves accusations that Netanyahu advanced regulatory decisions that benefited Shaul Elovitch, the controlling shareholder in the Bezeq telecom giant, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, in exchange for positive coverage from its Walla news site.
More:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/not-just-netanyahu-the-other-4-lawmakers-who-may-need-immunity-from-prosecution/