Netanyahu is in the midst of a stalled corruption trial for charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Netanyahu officially requests pardon over corruption charges – POLITICO

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially requested a pardon from the country’s President Isaac Herzog over corruption charges.

In a statement Sunday, the prime minister’s office said that Netanyahu had submitted a request for a pardon to the legal department of the Office of the President.

The Office of the President called it an “extraordinary request,” carrying with it “significant implications,” the Associated Press reported.