Retired Israeli police officers urge Herzog to reject Netanyahu’s pardon request
Hundreds of retired Israeli police officers have urged the regime’s president, Isaac Herzog, to reject Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a pardon in corruption cases.
On November 30, Netanyahu, who faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of public trust in three separate cases, submitted a formal pardon request to the office of Herzog, claiming the long-running corruption cases were tearing the regime apart.
In a letter to Herzog, about 400 former officers, including ex-commissioners and deputy commissioners, said Netanyahu’s request contains “not even a hint of admission of guilt,” making it unacceptable.
They warned that “such a step without [Netanyahu’s] confession and remorse is liable to ignite severe violence in Israeli society.”
The letter referenced precedent from 1984, when Herzog’s father, former president Chaim Herzog, granted clemency to five officers involved in the “Bus 300” affair only after they had confessed, expressed remorse, and resigned.
The letter urged the president not to “surrender to pressures to act for a political pardon, contrary to the principles of truth, justice and morality.”
US President Donald Trump, who himself faces numerous charges in US courts, has already written to Herzog recommending that he pardon Netanyahu.
Netanyahu is also the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced in 2024 that he was seeking warrants for Netanyahu and his former war minister Yoav Gallant.
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