Ex-AG Mandelblit Admits Error in Netanyahu's First Interrogation
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not warned he was suspected of bribery during his first interrogation in Case 4000, calling it a "glitch." Netanyahu's lawyer presented a quote where Mandelblit allegedly asked a prosecutor if she preferred prosecuting a case saving democracy or judging in a dictatorship. The judges allowed the questioning after the defense provides factual basis.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former AG Avichai Mandelblit admitted a "glitch" in Benjamin Netanyahu's first interrogation for Case 4000.
- Netanyahu was not warned he was suspected of bribery during his initial questioning, Mandelblit stated.
- Netanyahu's lawyer presented a quote where Mandelblit questioned a prosecutor's career choice.
- The judges allowed the defense to question Mandelblit about the quote.
- The "Cases of the Thousand" trial is ongoing at the Jerusalem District Court.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in the "Cases of the Thousand" trial, admitting there was a "glitch" in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first interrogation for Case 4000. Mandelblit acknowledged that Netanyahu was not warned during that initial questioning that he was suspected of bribery.
During the hearing at the Jerusalem District Court, Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Hadad, presented a quote attributed to Mandelblit. According to Hadad, Mandelblit asked prosecutor Yehudit Tirosh, upon learning she wished to become a judge, "Do you prefer to be a prosecutor in a case that will save democracy or a judge in a dictatorship?"
Tirosh did not deny the quote but objected to the line of questioning. The judges ruled that the defense could inquire about the matter, provided Hadad first presented the factual basis for the quote to them.
