Opposition outraged by bill exempting Netanyahu from probes of ‘minor offenses’

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“No one in Israel is above the law, not this prime minister, not his predecessors, and not those who come after him," MK Nachman Shai said.



New legislation that would prohibit the investigation of a sitting prime minister for minor crimes sparked controversy Tuesday.

The proposal by Knesset Interior Committee chairman David Amsalem (Likud) states that a premier may not be probed for minor offenses that carry a sentence of up to six months in prison, but that the prime minister’s term will not be counted against the statute of limitations for time in which the offense can be investigated.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Opposition-outraged-by-bill-exempting-PM-from-probes-of-minor-offenses-463622

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Anyone think this can't happen here in the U.S. ?