Defense Claims Investigators Shouted at Key Witness for Three Unrecorded Hours
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During Benjamin Netanyahu's trial, defense attorney Amit Haddad claimed police investigators questioned key witness Hadas Klein for three unrecorded hours, allegedly shouting at her. The defense argues investigators exceeded their authority by inquiring about gifts to the Netanyahu family, beyond the scope of examining a luxury apartment. The prosecution disputes this, stating prior approval for reviewing benefits existed. This claim highlights disputes over how evidence was gathered in Case 1000.
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- Defense attorney Amit Haddad claims investigators shouted at witness Hadas Klein for three unrecorded hours.
- The alleged interrogation occurred during the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Haddad argues investigators exceeded their authorization in Case 1000.
- The defense claims the inquiry improperly expanded to gifts for the Netanyahu family.
- The prosecution stated prior approval existed for reviewing significant benefits.
During the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, defense attorney Amit Haddad raised an unusual claim regarding the interrogation of key witness Hadas Klein. Haddad alleged that Klein was questioned for approximately three hours without any record, during which police investigators Idan Aviram and Momi Meshulam allegedly shouted at her.
The claim was made during the cross-examination of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, as part of the defense's efforts to demonstrate that investigators exceeded their original authorization. The initial permit was to examine the use of businessman James Packer's luxury apartment at the Royal Beach Hotel, but Haddad argued the investigators expanded their inquiry into gifts given to the Netanyahu family without proper approval or informing Mandelblit.
Haddad presented excerpts from witness testimonies, suggesting that the investigators did not limit their questions to the apartment usage but proactively broadened the scope to include gifts from Packer and Arnon Milchan to the Netanyahu family. He contended that this expansion occurred without the Attorney General's knowledge or explicit permission.
The prosecution countered that Mandelblit had previously authorized a comprehensive review of significant benefits, thus arguing that specific questions about gifts did not constitute a deviation from the granted approval. The defense, however, maintains that investigators exploited the initial permit to aggressively pursue additional topics without authorization.
This allegation about the unrecorded interrogation period adds to a broader dispute concerning the collection of key evidence in Case 1000, focusing on the actual conduct of interrogations and the accuracy of real-time documentation.
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