Ex-AG Mandelblit Testifies in Netanyahu Corruption Trial
Translated & summarized from Makan by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, stating police did not inform him of all investigative steps. Mandelblit approved key procedures but not all actions, recalling one instance where he was angered and demanded a procedure be canceled. The defense plans to question Mandelblit for seven days, focusing on legal approvals and potential pressure, while the prosecution will later cross-examine him. The court denied Mandelblit's request to postpone his testimony.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial.
- Mandelblit stated police did not inform him of all investigative steps, approving only key procedures.
- He recalled demanding the cancellation of one procedure that angered him.
- Netanyahu's defense plans to question Mandelblit for seven days on legal approvals and pressure.
- The court denied Mandelblit's request to postpone his testimony until November.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified on Sunday morning in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court. His testimony was requested by Netanyahu's defense team, just under two weeks before elections.
Mandelblit stated that the police did not inform him of every action taken during the investigations. He clarified that while he approved the main procedures he was briefed on, he did not authorize all steps. He recalled requesting the cancellation of one procedure after learning it had been implemented, saying, "It angered me, and I said it was unacceptable."
Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Haddad, asserted that significant failures in the case were being attributed to Mandelblit. The defense intends to question Mandelblit for approximately seven days, focusing on the legal approvals required to investigate a sitting prime minister and potential pressure from prosecution officials. Mandelblit will later undergo cross-examination by the prosecution.
Mandelblit had requested to postpone his testimony until November, but the court denied his request and scheduled it for Sunday morning.
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