New setback for Netanyahu as ex-aide signs state witness deal: media
Source: Agence France-Presse
5 MAR 2018
An ex-aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a state witness deal in a corruption probe linked to his former boss, Israeli media reported Monday, dealing a new setback to the premier.
News of the agreement broke ahead of Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House later Monday.
The widely reported agreement between Israeli authorities and Nir Hefetz, a former spokesman for the Netanyahu family, comes as corruption investigations into the prime minister intensify. Israeli police provided no details on the reported agreement. Hefetz would be the third Netanyahu associate to sign a state witness deal in recent months.
An aide to Netanyahu immediately denounced the reports and proclaimed the long-serving prime minister's innocence.
Read more: https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/new-setback-netanyahu-ex-aide-signs-state-witness-deal-media-doc-11y76u5
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