Ex-AG Mandelblit Testifies on Netanyahu Trial Investigation Approvals
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified for the fifth time in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial, focusing on investigation approvals for Cases 1000 and 2000. Mandelblit stated he approved investigations into suspicions of benefits, emphasizing that public officials should not have unresolved issues. His testimony addressed whether investigators acted without his authorization.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former AG Mandelblit testified for the fifth time in the Netanyahu corruption trial.
- Mandelblit stated he approved investigations into suspicions of benefits.
- He explained that public officials cannot have a cloud of suspicion over them.
- The testimony focused on investigation procedures in Cases 1000 and 2000.
- An attorney attempted to show investigators acted without Mandelblit's approval.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified for the fifth time in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court. His testimony focused on the investigation procedures in Cases 1000 and 2000. During the hearing, 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. Mandelblit explained that he approved investigations into suspicions of benefits, stating, "Public officials cannot have a cloud hanging over their heads." He clarified that he authorized investigations if there were significant issues, saying, "If there are significant things, let them bring them and I will approve."
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