Ex-AG Mandelblit Admits Not Reviewing All Case Details in Netanyahu Trial
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit confirmed he did not review 315 specific instances in the amended indictment for Case 4000. Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad, called the situation "embarrassing." Mandelblit also acknowledged police actions were taken without his approval. The defense is examining Mandelblit's decision-making and information access in the Netanyahu trials.
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- Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit admitted he did not review 315 specific instances in the amended indictment for Case 4000.
- Netanyahu's lawyer Amit Haddad called Mandelblit's admission "embarrassing" and accused them of trapping a legal advisor.
- Mandelblit confirmed police conducted operations without his approval, some of which he agreed were serious.
- The defense is questioning Mandelblit's knowledge and involvement in the Netanyahu corruption trials.
- Case 4000 involves allegations of preferential news coverage for Netanyahu on the Walla website.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit acknowledged during questioning by Benjamin Netanyahu's defense team that he did not personally review the specifics of 315 instances detailed in the amended indictment for Case 4000. This case concerns allegations of preferential coverage for Netanyahu on the Walla news site.
Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad, reacted to Mandelblit's admission by stating, "This is embarrassing; they trapped a legal advisor." Haddad's remarks came as he questioned Mandelblit about his familiarity with the indictment's details and the information presented to him during his tenure as Attorney General.
Earlier in the proceedings, Haddad presented a document he claimed contradicted Mandelblit's assertion that he was unaware of investigative actions taken against an associate of state's witness Nir Hefetz. Mandelblit also confirmed that police conducted operations without his approval, agreeing with Haddad that some of these actions were serious.
The defense aims through this cross-examination to scrutinize Mandelblit's involvement in decision-making processes related to the Netanyahu cases and the extent of information available to him at the time.
