Netanyahu's Lawyers to Call Former Attorney General Mandelblit as Witness
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defense team intends to call former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to testify in the ongoing corruption trial. Mandelblit, who served as the top legal advisor during the investigations into the "Case of the Decades" (also known as the "Bibi- Netanyahu cases"), made the decision to indict Netanyahu. His testimony is expected to focus on the approvals granted for opening the investigations against the prime minister, a central point of the defense's arguments throughout the trial.
The defense has raised questions regarding the scope and manner of these approvals. Mandelblit has previously stated that he approved and oversaw the investigations, while the defense contends that the approvals were granted improperly or too broadly. The defense aims to use Mandelblit's testimony to challenge the basis of the charges against Netanyahu.
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