国际英语资讯:Netanyahu associate turns state witness in corruption cases involving PM
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 5-- <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="Nir">Nir</span> <span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Nir">Nir</span> <span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="confidant">confidant</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Lahav">Lahav</span> 433 <span word="special">special</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="unit">unit</span>.</p><p><span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="return">return</span>, <span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>, <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="casts">casts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span>, <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="associates">associates</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>."</p><p><span word="Hefetz">Hefetz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="case">case</span> 4000," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="telecom">telecom</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Bezeq">Bezeq</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2017, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p>
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