Netanyahu's Lawyer Tells Former AG Key Facts Were Hidden
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit began testifying in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's trial on Sunday. Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad, told Mandelblit that significant information was hidden from him during the indictment process. Haddad promised a professional examination aimed at uncovering the truth. The defense claims Mandelblit was unaware of key facts relevant to the cases.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit began testifying in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's trial on Sunday.
- Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad, told Mandelblit that significant information was hidden from him.
- Haddad promised a professional examination focused on uncovering the truth.
- The defense claims Mandelblit was unaware of key facts relevant to the cases.
- Mandelblit served as attorney general when the indictments against Netanyahu were filed.
The trial of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu continued Sunday with the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. At the start of Mandelblit's questioning, Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad, addressed the former AG, promising a professional and non-inflammatory examination focused on uncovering the truth. Haddad asserted that significant information relevant to Netanyahu's cases was withheld from Mandelblit during the period when decisions were made to indict the prime minister. The lawyer claimed that "large parts of the truth" were concealed from Mandelblit, who served as attorney general when the indictments against Netanyahu were filed. Haddad stated the defense's intention was not to play to the gallery but solely to reveal the truth, emphasizing that Mandelblit was unaware of crucial details.