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Lawyer Yoram Shaptel Criticizes Selective Enforcement in Netanyahu Trial

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Lawyer Yoram Shaptel Criticizes Selective Enforcement in Netanyahu Trial
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By דסק החדשות C14

What happened

Attorney Yoram Shaptel accused judges in Benjamin Netanyahu's trial of selective law enforcement, linking it to Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman's upcoming retirement and the trial's lengthy defense phase. Judges seek to expedite proceedings, including a proposal for Netanyahu to attend court five days weekly, which his lawyer opposes.

  • 01Attorney Yoram Shaptel accuses Netanyahu trial judges of blatant selective law enforcement.
  • 02Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman plans to retire in less than two years, delaying verdict issuance.
  • 03Trial still has about 100 defense witnesses and a 70,000-page record to review.
  • 04Judges propose Netanyahu attend court five days a week, opposed by his lawyer Amit Hadad.
  • 05Judges want to finish defense phase before Judge Friedman-Feldman's March 2028 retirement.
  • 06Shaptel's remarks aired on Channel 14 amid ongoing trial procedural disputes.

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