Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will ask parliament to grant him immunity from corruption charges, a step that is expected to delay his trial for months.
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Normally, a request for immunity would need to be approved by the parliament’s House Committee and then submitted to a full vote. But the House Committee doesn't exist because a government was never formed after September's election. Court proceedings cannot begin until the question of immunity is settled.
Should Netanyahu succeed in assembling a 61-seat majority in favor of immunity, he would avoid prosecution. Netanyahu has dismissed the allegations as an “attempted coup" and has vowed to battle them from the prime minister's office. The prime minister has long accused judicial and law enforcement officials of trying to drive him from office and repeated his claim Wednesday night that only the voters can choose who will lead the country.
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