Israeli Judges Consider Summoning Attorney General to Netanyahu Trial
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
Judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial are considering summoning Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, a move a judicial source called "unusual." The defense had requested her appearance, but the judges indicated they might act independently. This comes after former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified about Case 4000, admitting he might have approved the term "bribery" but couldn't recall. The trial resumed yesterday, with the judges' potential action seen as a strong signal to the prosecution.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Judges in Netanyahu's trial are considering summoning Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
- A senior judicial source called the potential summoning of the AG an "unusual step."
- The judges indicated they might summon the AG themselves without a defense request.
- This follows testimony from former AG Avichai Mandelblit regarding Case 4000.
- Mandelblit testified he may have approved the term "bribery" but doesn't recall.
Judges presiding over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial are considering summoning Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to appear, a move described by a senior judicial source as "an unusual step" indicating their dissatisfaction following the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. The trial resumed yesterday, with Netanyahu's defense attorneys requesting Baharav-Miara's presence for a discussion on the case. The judges, however, suggested they might summon her themselves without a formal request, stating they had already considered such a step.
A senior judicial official told Kan News that the judges' contemplation of summoning the Attorney General is a "very tough hint to the prosecution." The official added, "I am not aware of such a decision, this is an unusual move unlike anything seen before." Judge Oded Shacham explained the intention, stating, "If you want to conduct a dialogue, then you need to conduct it with her. The defense may have kicked down an open door, we were considering such a move even before." Presiding Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman noted, "Why can't we summon her? There are many unusual things in this case."
Meanwhile, former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified for the third time in the trial, which began again about a week before elections. During his testimony regarding the bribery investigation in Case 4000, Mandelblit stated, "It is possible that I approved the use of the word bribery, but I do not remember."
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