Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases in which he faces indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
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Netanyahu submitted the request to the Knesset late Wednesday night, saying he plans on leading the country"for many years to come.""What is being done to me is a field court-martial by misleading the public," Netanyahu said in a televised statement Wednesday evening in Jerusalem."The immunity law is intended to protect elected officials from fabricated legal proceedings -- from political indictment intended to damage the will of the people.
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