Former AG Mandelblit to Testify in Netanyahu Corruption Trial
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will testify Sunday in the "Cases of the Thousand" trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seven years after indictments were filed. Netanyahu is expected to attend the hearing. Mandelblit, who authorized the investigations, has not previously testified. Netanyahu's defense requested his testimony. Former Israel Bar Association head Efi Naveh claimed Mandelblit did not believe in the strength of the cases against Netanyahu.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will testify Sunday in the "Cases of the Thousand" trial.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to attend the hearing.
- Mandelblit authorized the investigations against Netanyahu seven years ago.
- Netanyahu's defense attorneys requested Mandelblit's testimony.
- Mandelblit has not previously testified in the trial.
- Former Israel Bar Association head Efi Naveh claimed Mandelblit doubted the cases' strength.
Avichai Mandelblit, the former Attorney General, is scheduled to testify on Sunday morning at 9:30 AM in the "Cases of the Thousand," seven years after he announced the indictment.
Mandelblit has not yet testified in the trial. As Attorney General, he was the one who authorized the opening of investigations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is expected to attend the hearing.
Netanyahu's defense attorneys requested Mandelblit be summoned to testify on Thursday. Mandelblit has not previously testified in the trial.
In an exclusive interview with i24NEWS's "Shishi Cabinet," Efi Naveh, former Chairman of the Israel Bar Association, discussed his relationship with Mandelblit, whom he described as a close friend who shared behind-the-scenes information about the law enforcement system. Naveh claimed that Mandelblit did not convey to him in real-time that he believed in the existence of the Netanyahu cases.
"All he conveyed to me all the time was that he loved Netanyahu, that he appreciated Netanyahu," Naveh stated. According to Naveh, when he asked Mandelblit about Case 2000, he was told it was "two people arguing about who has the bigger one." Naveh also claimed that Case 1000 was not perceived by Mandelblit as particularly significant.
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