Mandelblit Testifies: Approved Questioning Netanyahu as Suspect, Bribery Warning Not Recalled

Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit continued his testimony today in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to the reports, Mandelblit testified that he approved questioning Netanyahu as a suspect in Case 4000, but noted he could not recall whether he explicitly authorized including the offense of bribery in the formal warning given to him. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's defense team argued during the hearing that investigators and law enforcement officials acted on their own initiative and behind Mandelblit's back, without the legally required approvals.

Further details regarding the court proceedings have not yet been released.