Minister Yoav Kisch (Likud) said Monday that the prosecution inserted a fictitious bribery charge in Case 4000 to frame Prime Minister Netanyahu, citing dramatic testimony in which an investigator took a disk from the interrogation room and broke it. Kisch called the development a 'scandal' and said over 500 million shekels of public money were spent to try to bring down a prime minister, according to Channel 14.
Minister Yoav Kisch responded Monday to testimony in the ongoing Case 4000 trial, in which an investigator reportedly took a disk from the interrogation room and destroyed it. Kisch accused the prosecution of inserting a fictitious bribery charge to frame Prime Minister Netanyahu, calling the development a 'scandal' and claiming over 500 million shekels of public money were spent to attempt to bring down Netanyahu. The Zioneer has previously reported that the panel of judges in Case 4000 recommended dropping the bribery charge. Kisch's statement adds a political dimension to the legal proceedings. The disk destruction allegation, if substantiated, could further complicate the prosecution's case.
2 developments
- DevelopingAriel Kahana: Weakness of bribery charge in Case 4000 was clear from the start
- StrongPanel judges in Case 4000: 'The bribery charge must be dropped,' attorney Kastel says
- StrongSenior prosecution source says judges' recommendation to drop bribery charge in Case 4000 'requires a recalculation'
- DevelopingSaar and MK Saada attack prosecution after panel upholds recommendation to drop bribery charge in Case 4000
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