Attorney Amit Hadad, representing PM Netanyahu's adviser Yonatan Urich, said prosecutors are seeking to reinstate a ban on his client from the Prime Minister's Office after three and a half months without restrictions. Hadad called the move a complete bad-faith political act, noting that Urich has been managing the Likud campaign and speaking with the prime minister. The attorney also said no testimony from Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar or the PM has been taken in the case.
Attorney Amit Hadad leveled sharp criticism on Wednesday against the renewed request by state prosecutors to bar Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aide Yonatan Urich from the Prime Minister's Office. Speaking publicly about the case, Hadad argued that after three and a half months during which Urich faced no contact restrictions—and during which he continued managing the Likud election campaign and speaking directly with Netanyahu—the new request for isolation lacks any good-faith basis.
The demand follows the expansion of Urich's indictment last month, as previously reported by The Zioneer. Urich, the PM's communications adviser, is charged with passing secret information with intent to harm state security and destroying evidence. The attorney further claimed that no evidentiary testimony has been collected from either Shin Bet director Ronen Bar or the prime minister in the case.
Hadad's remarks underscore the intensifying legal-political battle around Urich's case, with the defense framing the renewed isolation request as a purely political move rather than a genuine security or evidentiary concern. The court has yet to rule on the prosecutors' new application.
2 developments
- DevelopingCourt blocks prosecution bid to hold emergency indictment hearing for Netanyahu aide
- StrongCourt rejects prosecution bid to bar Urich from PMO contact
- DevelopingAG seeks gag order barring Netanyahu from speaking with witnesses — Amit Segal
- StrongBardugo accuses state attorney of undermining democracy by restricting Netanyahu aide's contact
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