Knesset Speaker Urges President to Pardon Netanyahu After Ex-AG's Testimony
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urged President Yitzhak Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following testimony from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. Mandelblit admitted to not authorizing all police actions and not reviewing all media interference charges in Case 4000. Netanyahu applied for a pardon last November, but the Justice Ministry found the request problematic as his trial is ongoing.
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- Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana asked President Yitzhak Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Ohana cited testimony from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit as the reason for his request.
- Mandelblit stated he did not authorize all police investigative actions in the case.
- He also admitted to not reviewing all 315 alleged media interference episodes in Case 4000.
- Netanyahu applied for a pardon in November, but the Justice Ministry deems it problematic.
- President Herzog has not yet made a final decision on the pardon request.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has called on President Yitzhak Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing testimony given by former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit during the ongoing trial against the premier. Ohana stated he was "shocked" by Mandelblit's admission that he did not authorize all police investigative actions. The Speaker asserted that the remaining charges are based on actions taken without the former Attorney General's knowledge or approval.
Mandelblit confirmed during hearings that he had not approved the installation of a listening device targeting Natan Eshel, a former head of Netanyahu's administration. He also acknowledged not reviewing all 315 alleged instances of media interference cited in Case 4000. Ohana believes these "disclosed violations" should influence the decision on Netanyahu's pardon request.
Prime Minister Netanyahu submitted his pardon request in November of the previous year, without admitting guilt. The Ministry of Justice had previously deemed the request "extremely problematic" due to the ongoing legal proceedings and the absence of a verdict. President Herzog has not yet made a final decision on the matter.
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