Netanyahu's Lawyer Questions Former AG Mandelblit on Democracy Remarks
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Amit Haddad, attorney for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, questioned former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit about remarks he allegedly made to prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh. Haddad asked if Mandelblit had asked Tirosh if she preferred prosecuting a case to "save democracy" or live in a dictatorship. Tirosh objected, stating the conversation was internal and Mandelblit's opinions were irrelevant.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu's lawyer Amit Haddad questioned former AG Avichai Mandelblit about remarks made to prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh.
- Haddad asked if Mandelblit had posed a choice between prosecuting a case to "save democracy" or living in a dictatorship.
- Tirosh objected to the question, calling it internal discourse.
- Tirosh stated Mandelblit's personal opinions were irrelevant to the case.
- The exchange occurred during the cross-examination of Mandelblit.
Amit Haddad, the attorney representing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, questioned former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit during cross-examination regarding a conversation with prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh. Haddad asked Mandelblit if he had posed a question to Tirosh, asking whether she preferred to be a prosecutor in a case that would "save democracy" or to "live in a dictatorship like Hungary and Poland."
Tirosh objected to the question, arguing it concerned internal discourse. She stated that even if Mandelblit had said such a thing, it did not necessarily mean it was the reason he opened the case. Tirosh further commented that Mandelblit's personal opinions on Israeli government actions were irrelevant to the proceedings.
