Israeli police investigators interrogated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over corruption suspicions yesterday.
This was confirmed by Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit confirmed in a statement.
According to foreign news agency the interrogation ended at around 11pm local time and lasted for at least three hours.
It was the first time the General Attorney and the police officially acknowledged the investigation, which has been conducted for months with dozens of unconfirmed reports in the local media.
Mendelblit further said in a special statement that Netanyahu was interrogated over suspicions that he received “benefits” from businessmen. He confirmed that the investigation was conducted under caution, meaning Netanyahu was investigated as a suspect.
Netanyahu is also being accused of wasting public money including spending $ 127,000 for private bedroom.
