Israel's Netanyahu indicted in corruption cases, hours before Mideast peace plan announced

Yesterday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/middleeast/israel-netanyahu-withdraws-immunity-request-intl/index.html

Netanyahu has been charged with bribery and fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption cases.

Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges.

November 21, 2019.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/world/middleeast/netanyahu-corruption-indicted.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted Thursday on bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges in a set of long-running corruption cases, immediately throwing his political future into doubt and heightening the uncertainty and chaos surrounding Israel’s fitful, yearlong struggle to choose its next leader.

Mr. Netanyahu, 70, who in July became the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, now also has the distinction of being the first to be indicted while in office.

Existing law requires an ordinary government minister to resign when under indictment but whether that law applies to a prime minister has not been tested.