Ex-AG Mandelblit on Netanyahu Gifts: 'I Don't Open Investigations for Such Things'
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said he would not launch an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's receipt of gifts. The statement was made after Amit Haddad presented recordings from a 2016 meeting to Mandelblit, questioning the investigations. Mandelblit confirmed he had authorized probes into suspicions of receiving benefits from businessmen.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Former AG Mandelblit stated he wouldn't investigate Netanyahu's alleged gift-receiving.
- Amit Haddad presented recordings from a 2016 meeting to Mandelblit.
- Mandelblit had difficulty recalling specifics of the presented recordings.
- He confirmed authorizing investigations into suspicions of receiving benefits from businessmen.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit stated that he would not open an investigation into allegations of receiving gifts, particularly in relation to the "Cases of the Thousand" involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The comments came as Amit Haddad presented Mandelblit with recordings from a 2016 meeting concerning Netanyahu's acceptance of gifts, questioning the basis for the investigations.
Mandelblit had difficulty recalling the specifics of the presented recordings. However, he clarified that he had authorized investigations into suspicions of receiving benefits from businessmen. The context of the discussion revolved around the evidence presented in the ongoing legal proceedings against Netanyahu.
