Ex-AG Mandelblit Testifies on Wiretaps of Netanyahu Aide
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in the Benjamin Netanyahu trial regarding wiretaps of Netanyahu confidant Natan Eshel. Mandelblit stated he requested the wiretaps be stopped, calling the situation "very sensitive" and angering him greatly, though not surprising him. The testimony is part of the sixth day of witness accounts in the ongoing trial. Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Former AG Mandelblit testified about wiretaps of Netanyahu confidant Natan Eshel.
- Mandelblit requested the wiretaps be stopped, calling them "very sensitive."
- The former AG stated the wiretaps angered him but did not surprise him.
- The testimony occurred during the sixth day of the Benjamin Netanyahu trial.
- Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified on Wednesday as part of the sixth day of testimony in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The testimony focused on the controversial wiretaps of Natan Eshel, a close confidant of Netanyahu. Mandelblit stated that he had requested the wiretaps be stopped, expressing significant anger and concern over the matter. "It angered me very much. It is very sensitive," Mandelblit said, adding that the wiretaps did not surprise him. The testimony comes amid the ongoing trial where Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Lawyer Amit Haddad is representing Netanyahu in the proceedings. The court is continuing to hear testimony from witnesses as the trial progresses.
