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Investigator Testifies Netanyahu Trial: Why Was Ex-Walla CEO Not Questioned Under Warning?
During the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, police investigator Tzachi Ben-Hamo testified that he had raised concerns about the status of former Walla CEO Ilan Yeshua, a key prosecution witness in Case 4000. Ben-Hamo stated that he believed Yeshua needed to be questioned under caution as a suspect and that corroborating evidence was required to support his testimony.
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What happened
- 01Police investigator Tzachi Ben-Hamo testified on Thursday that his commander, Yoav Talem, dismissed evidentiary concerns in Case 4000 by saying, "It won't reach a trial."
- 02Ben-Hamo stated that key prosecution witness Ilan Yeshua, the former CEO of Walla, should have been questioned under caution as a suspect.
- 03Yoav Talem was the head of the investigation division at Lahav 433 and oversaw the investigation team.
- 04The defense claimed that crucial information regarding Yeshua's status was withheld from them for years, hindering their ability to defend Netanyahu.
- 05Allegations suggest Yeshua received treatment similar to a state's witness without being formally designated as one.
- 06The prosecution denied Ben-Hamo's claims, asserting that the investigator misunderstood the situation and that Yeshua's status remained unchanged.
According to Ben-Hamo, when he raised these evidentiary concerns with his commander, Yoav Talem, who headed the investigation division at Lahav 433, Talem dismissed the issues. Ben-Hamo testified that Talem responded by saying, "It won't reach a trial."
The defense argued that Yeshua effectively acted as a state's witness without a formal designation and that crucial information regarding his status was withheld from them for years. The prosecution rejected Ben-Hamo's claims, stating that he had misunderstood the situation and that Yeshua's status had not changed.
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