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1st LD: Israeli police recommend charging Netanyahu with bribery

Xinhua,February 14, 2018 Adjust font size:

JERUSALEM, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police on Tuesday recommended charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in two separate corruption cases.

After the month-long investigation, the police handed over their recommendation to Israel's Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who will decide whether to press charges against the prime minister.

In a formal statement, seen by Xinhua, the police said that they have concluded that there is "sufficient evidence" against Netanyahu in the cases. Enditem