Ex-Attorney General Admits Gaps in Netanyahu Corruption Probe Oversight
Summarized from The Times of Israel by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, admitting he did not approve all police actions and had not reviewed all evidence in Case 4000. Mandelblit conceded he ordered a wiretap canceled and was critical of police pressure on witnesses, but did not launch investigations. Netanyahu's defense attorney highlighted Mandelblit's lack of review of hundreds of alleged media bribery examples. Following the testimony, Netanyahu's allies called for the trial's cancellation, labeling it a "witch hunt."
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Former AG Avichai Mandelblit admitted not approving all police actions in Netanyahu's probe.
- Mandelblit confessed to not reviewing 315 alleged media bribery examples in Case 4000.
- Netanyahu's defense attorney questioned Mandelblit about the investigation's conduct.
- Mandelblit ordered a wiretap canceled that he had not initially approved.
- Netanyahu's allies called for the trial's cancellation after the testimony.
- The court previously suggested dropping the bribery charge in Case 4000.
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