Netanyahu said set to give up 4 ministry portfolios after charges announced
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(Worthy News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will relinquish the four ministerial portfolios he currently holds in the wake of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s decision to indict him in three corruption cases, according to a report Saturday.
The Haaretz newspaper said the action would be taken withing the next few days.
As of today, Netanyahu holds the agriculture, health, social affairs and diaspora affairs portfolios (deputy health minister Yaakov Litzman of the United Torah Judaism party is the de facto head of that ministry). But according to legal precedent, a minister cannot continue to serve under indictment. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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