Israel’s Supreme Court hears case against law preventing Netanyahu’s removal

The case is being heard by Israel’s Supreme Court (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel’s Supreme Court has heard a petition against a law that protects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from being removed from office over claims of a conflict of interest due to his ongoing corruption trial.

Mr Netanyahu’s governing coalition passed a law in March that limits removing a prime minister from office to cases of medical and mental incapacitation.