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Ex-AG Mandelblit Testifies in Netanyahu Trial
Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit testified in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial, stating Netanyahu was not explicitly warned of bribery suspicions. Defense counsel questioned the investigation's wording, while Mandelblit cited a need for discretion between bribery and breach of trust.
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What happened
- 01Former AG Avichai Mandelblit testified in the Netanyahu trial regarding bribery warnings.
- 02Mandelblit stated Netanyahu was not explicitly warned of bribery during his investigation.
- 03The defense questioned the investigation's wording, arguing it didn't explicitly mention bribery.
- 04Mandelblit explained the wording allowed discretion between bribery and breach of trust.
- 05A judge commented that a prosecutor indicting someone due to hatred would be serious.
- 06The prosecution objected to questions about a prosecutor's alleged personal motives.
The court also addressed a prosecutor's alleged personal bias, with the judge noting such a motive would be serious and the prosecution objecting to such lines of questioning.
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