Netanyahu Trial: Defense Claims Key Evidence Was Withheld
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
In the Netanyahu trial, defense attorney Amit Haddad alleged that key evidence contradicting state witness Shlomo Filber's testimony was hidden from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and the defense. Haddad claims this withheld information, related to an alleged meeting, could invalidate the indictment. The prosecution denied the allegations, and the judges are considering the defense's request to question Mandelblit further.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Defense lawyer Amit Haddad claims key evidence was hidden from former AG Avichai Mandelblit.
- The alleged withheld information contradicts state witness Shlomo Filber's testimony.
- Haddad argues the concealed evidence could support a "defense from justice" claim.
- The prosecution denied the defense's allegations during the hearing.
- The judges are deliberating on the defense's request to question Mandelblit further.
During a hearing in the Netanyahu trial, defense lawyer Amit Haddad claimed that crucial information indicating contradictions in state witness Shlomo Filber's testimony was concealed from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit before the indictment was approved. Haddad argued that police investigators possessed information that cast significant doubt on Filber's account of an alleged "instruction meeting" with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but this information was not presented to Mandelblit or the defense.
"This fact is critical, it was not brought to the attention of the Attorney General. It was hidden from him, it is critical to the core of the matter, it was hidden from him, and also from the defense," Haddad stated during the court session. The defense lawyer contended that if the decision to indict was based on incomplete factual grounds, it could establish a "defense from justice" argument.
Consequently, Haddad requested permission for the defense to expand its questioning of Mandelblit to ascertain which documents and findings were presented to him at the time. The prosecution, represented by lawyer Judith Tirosh, rejected these claims, stating, "This is not true." The judges asked Haddad to clarify the legal basis for his request and its connection to expanding Mandelblit's examination. No decision has been made yet on the defense's claims.
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