Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is seeking a court order barring Prime Minister Netanyahu from speaking with several individuals who are witnesses in his criminal cases, including ministers and Likud officials, according to Amit Segal (N12). Segal reports the request is an unusual measure amid strained trust between the prosecution and the political echelon.
According to a report by Amit Segal (N12), Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is seeking a court order that would prohibit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from speaking with several witnesses in his ongoing criminal cases. The list reportedly includes ministers Yariv Levin, Ze'ev Elkin, and Gilad Erdan, as well as Likud officials and staff in the Prime Minister's Office. Segal notes that the witnesses were never previously barred from speaking with Netanyahu — only from discussing the content of their testimony. The request, described as highly unusual, comes amid what Segal characterizes as eroded trust in the attorney general and her team regarding political impartiality, particularly after a series of court defeats. The report frames the move as an attempt to sideline a key figure in the Likud campaign ahead of elections, though Segal's analysis attributes the significance to the strained institutional relationship rather than to any new factual claim.
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