Ex-Attorney General Admits Gaps in Netanyahu Corruption Trial Investigation
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 bribery examples in Case 4000. Mandelblit conceded he ordered a wiretap canceled and criticized police pressure on a witness, though he did not order an investigation. Netanyahu's defense attorney, Amit Hadad, questioned the investigation's conduct and the indictment's details, particularly in Case 4000. Following the testimony, Likud officials called for the trial's cancellation, labeling it a "witch hunt."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former AG Avichai Mandelblit testified in PM Netanyahu's corruption trial on Sunday.
- Mandelblit admitted he did not approve every police action during the investigation.
- He also conceded he had not reviewed all 315 alleged media bribery examples in Case 4000.
- Netanyahu's defense attorney questioned the investigation's conduct and the indictment.
- Likud officials called for the trial's cancellation, labeling it a "witch hunt."
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