Knesset Speaker Urges President to Grant Netanyahu Pardon
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Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urged President Isaac Herzog to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon, citing testimony from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. Ohana claimed Mandelblit's testimony exposed severe flaws and illegal investigative actions in Netanyahu's case. The Speaker accused law enforcement of seeking to end Netanyahu's political career. Ohana stated that the facts revealed are sufficient to decide on the pardon request, which has been pending for nearly seven months.
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- Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana asked President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Ohana cited testimony from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit as justification for the pardon.
- The Speaker claimed Mandelblit's testimony revealed illegal investigative actions in Netanyahu's case.
- Ohana accused law enforcement of trying to end Netanyahu's political career.
- The pardon request has been pending for nearly seven months, according to Ohana.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has called on President Isaac Herzog to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a presidential pardon. Ohana's appeal, made Sunday, follows testimony from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in court. Ohana stated that Mandelblit's testimony revealed serious flaws in the investigation and indictment of Netanyahu. "I was shocked to discover from the former Attorney General's testimony that even the remaining charges are based on illegal investigative actions, conducted without his knowledge or approval," Ohana wrote in a letter to the President. He also highlighted that Mandelblit admitted he had not read the details of the 315 alleged cases of positive media coverage in the amended indictment and did not recall signing it himself. Ohana sharply criticized the law enforcement system, accusing it of aiming to end the Prime Minister's political career. "The just, brave, and appropriate decision in light of the findings is to grant the Prime Minister a pardon," Ohana wrote, adding that "nearly seven months have passed since the pardon request reached the President, and the facts revealed are sufficient to decide on the request."
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