Ex-AG Mandelblit Testifies in Netanyahu Trial, Cites Approval for Investigations
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified for the fifth time in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's trial, focusing on investigation procedures in Cases 1000 and 2000. Attorney Amit Haddad questioned whether investigators acted without Mandelblit's approval. Mandelblit stated he authorized investigations into suspicions of benefits, emphasizing that public officials should not have unresolved issues.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Former AG Mandelblit testified for the fifth time in the Netanyahu trial.
- Testimony focused on investigation procedures in Cases 1000 and 2000.
- Attorney Amit Haddad questioned investigators' actions without Mandelblit's approval.
- Mandelblit stated he authorized investigations into suspicions of benefits.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified for the fifth time on Thursday in the trial of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court. His testimony focused on the investigation procedures in Cases 1000 and 2000. During the proceedings, attorney Amit Haddad sought to demonstrate that investigators conducted investigative actions without Mandelblit's approval.
Haddad presented quotes from 2016 meetings where Mandelblit reviewed investigators' requests to probe matters concerning Netanyahu. He questioned whether Mandelblit had approved these requests or blocked the investigators. Mandelblit explained that he had authorized investigations into suspicions of benefits, stating, "Publicly elected officials cannot have a cloud hanging over their heads."
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