The corruption trial against Israel's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed after a month-long break.
The trial was jolted by Israeli media reports that police used sophisticated phone-hacking spyware on a crucial state witness. With the trial now resuming after the Jewish Passover holiday, a top police investigator is testifying. The defense, in its cross examination, will likely try to poke holes in the way the police carried out its investigation.
Beyond the Israeli courts system's reputation for being sluggish, some legal analysts say the defense has purposely tried to drag out the trial, repeatedly asking for delays, prolonging cross examinations and other tactics. A person close to the defense team denied that, blaming the prosecution for calling so many witnesses. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the details of the trial with the media.
Netanyahu claims the cases against him are crumbling, but analysts say there's no indication of that and there's no way to know how the three-judge panel will eventually rule. If convicted, Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, would be forced to step down after over 15 years in the position.The court could convict Netanyahu on some or all of the charges, which would trigger a sentencing process to determine his punishment.
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