The State Attorney’s Office responded today (Wednesday) to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims that the indictment against him suffers from significant deficiencies. In her statement, the prosecution rejected the claim that sections of Appendix A of the indictment had been deleted, as well as the allegations of lack of approval from Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to open a preliminary investigation against Netanyahu.
In response to the request to delete the sections of the indictment, it was stated that contrary to what was alleged, during his interrogations, Netanyahu was repeatedly presented with the facts of the indictment and the suspicions attributed to him. Therefore, the prosecution’s position has no basis for the application and must be rejected outright. The State Attorney’s Office further emphasized in this context that “it is not obligatory to present to the suspect any item and item that emerges from the investigation material. It is sufficient to present the pattern of action and to present examples of this pattern.”
Netanyahu in court. Photo: Reuters (Archive)
In response to the request to order the dismissal of charges “due to the lack of approvals from the Attorney General to open an investigation” the prosecution clarifies that there is no basis for these allegations of the accused. It was further argued that the State Attorney’s Office does not clarify this position for the first time and that it was preceded by additional times. “The defense has been documented by the Attorney General’s approvals regarding the initial stages of investigation and investigation in each of the cases – we agreed to open investigations, as required by law and the court’s decision. Therefore, this request must be rejected,” the prosecution wrote.
The prosecution criticized Netanyahu’s repeated attempts to attack the indictment and wrote: “The accuser’s position is that the request should be rejected as it lacks any basis. It seems that the time has come to put an end to the series of repeated requests and allegations made by the defendant in this matter – they are all fundamentally deprived. ”