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Former AG Mandelblit to Testify in Netanyahu Trial Days Before Election
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will testify as a defense witness in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial next week, just days before the upcoming Israeli elections. Mandelblit, who indicted Netanyahu, faces crucial questions about the timing of the indictment and his decision-making process.
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What happened
- 01Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will testify in Benjamin Netanyahu's trial days before the 26th Knesset elections.
- 02Mandelblit indicted Netanyahu in January 2020, a move questioned by legal experts for its timing.
- 03Netanyahu's defense team may seek to have Mandelblit declared a prosecution witness for deeper cross-examination.
- 04Legal experts plan to question Mandelblit about his alleged statement of being "held by the throat."
- 05Raz Nazri, former deputy AG, called the decisions to proceed with bribery charges in Case 4000 and Case 2000 "serious professional mistakes."
- 06MK Moshe Saada claims Mandelblit was aware of alleged investigation misconduct and failed as a gatekeeper.
Legal experts and MK Moshe Saada have raised concerns about potential political motivations and alleged misconduct during the investigations, suggesting Mandelblit may have failed in his oversight role.
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