Israeli police interrogate Netanyahu for 2nd time
Thursday - January 5, 2017 11:43 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Israeli police interrogate Netanyahu for 2nd time
Jerusalem: Israeli police investigators on Thursday afternoon began to interrogate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the second time this week over investigations into corruption, local media reported.
A police spokesman declined to comment on the investigation.
Shortly after the questioning on Monday, Attorney General Avichai Mandelbilt released a statement acknowledging for the first time that the Prime Minister was investigated as a suspect in two possible graft affairs.
According to the statement, issued after months of unconfirmed reports in local media, the affairs involve Israeli and foreign businessmen.
Netanyahu downplayed the investigation. "There wont be anything because there isnt anything," he said.-Agency
The questioning was held at the Prime Ministers official residence in Jerusalem, where the investigators interviewed Netanyahu for the first time for over three hours on Monday.
