▁officially ▁go ▁into ▁effect ▁following ▁a ▁hearing . ▁▁ ▁The ▁hearing ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November , ▁Net any ahu ▁was ▁ind icted ▁in ▁cases ▁ 1 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁for ▁charges ▁including ▁bre ach ▁of ▁trust , ▁accepting ▁b rib es ▁and ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ind ict ment , ▁Net any ahu ▁was ▁leg ally ▁required ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁of ▁his ▁min istry ▁port fol ios ▁other ▁than ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Im m unity ▁bid ▁Net any ahu ▁submitted ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁imm unity ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁speaker , ▁Y uli ▁Ed el stein , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Many ▁M K s , ▁including ▁Av ig dor ▁Lie ber man ▁of ▁Y is rael ▁Be ite inu , ▁Ben ny ▁G ant z ▁of ▁Blue ▁and ▁White , ▁and ▁St av ▁Sh aff ir ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁were ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁move . ▁Lie ber man ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁K ness et ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁comm itte es ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁dissol ved ▁( and ▁also ▁indicated ▁that ▁his ▁party ▁would ▁vote ▁against ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁imm unity ); ▁without ▁a ▁K ness et ▁committee , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁action ▁on ▁Net any ahu ' s ▁imm unity ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁March ▁election . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Times