Judge in Netanyahu Trial: 'How Can We Ignore Illegal Actions?'

Former Attorney General Mandelblit's testimony opened with a clash over investigative conduct, prompting a judge to question ignoring alleged improprieties.

The testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened with a debate over a request to question him regarding investigative actions carried out in the case, Haaretz and Arutz Sheva reported. The prosecution opposed the request, and according to Haaretz, its objection was accepted by a majority of the judges.

During the hearing, Judge Moshe Bar-Am addressed the prosecutor and questioned how the court could ignore testimony from the former attorney general pointing to allegedly illegal investigative actions, noting that the matters warrant deeper inquiry. Further details regarding the continuation of the proceedings have not yet been released.