Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never complained if Milchan visited without bringing gifts, and when he did give them presents it was out of friendship not obligation, the businessman said during his sixth day of testimony for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Case 1000 corruption trial on Sunday, broadcasting to the Jerusalem District Court from a UK courthouse.
While Netanyahu is accused of breach of trust, alleged to have accepted expensive gifts from Milchan in return for help with personal and business issues, defense lawyer Amit Haddad continued to argue that the gifts were motivated by a close relationship between the men.
Milchan said that the champagne, cigars, and shirts that he had given Netanyahu were negligible from a financial point of view, and didn’t really track how much they cost. The businessman also told Haddad that he had never hid the gifts or his relationship with the Netanyahu family.
The prosecution’s position
Netanyahu is alleged by the prosecution of having helped Milchan obtain a US visa and promote a tax exemption law extension that would have benefited the businessman.
Arnon Milchan, a Hollywood producer and Israeli citizen, arrives at The Old Ship Hotel to provide testimony in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial, in Brighton, Britain June 25, 2023. (credit: CARLOS JASSO/REUTERS)Milchan had claimed to be too ill to travel to Israel for his testimony, and was allowed by the court to testify from Brighton. During his Sunday testimony, his coughing fits were noticeably worse than the previous week of hearings.
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