(FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.AFP
Netanyahu’s lawyers had filed multiple requests to put off the testimony, arguing first that the war in Gaza prevented him from properly preparing for his testimony, and later that his security could not be guaranteed in the court chamber.
In Tuesday’s decision, judges in the occupied Jerusalem district court said that following a security assessment, his testimony will be moved to the Tel Aviv district court.
Israeli media said the session would take place in an underground chamber.
His testimony in the trial, which began in 2020, is expected to begin on Dec. 10 and to last at least several weeks.
Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate scandals involving powerful media moguls and wealthy associates.
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