Defense attorneys for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezeq shareholder Shaul Elovitch demanded Wednesday that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara respond to the panel of judges' proposal to consider dropping the bribery charge in Case 4000. The prosecution has not yet responded.
The defense attorneys for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezeq shareholder Shaul Elovitch formally demanded Wednesday that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara respond to the judges' proposal to consider dropping the bribery charge in Case 4000. The demand was reported less than 15 minutes after the initial report of the same request. The judges' panel had previously proposed dropping the bribery charge, a development first reported by The Zioneer on June 29. The prosecution has not yet responded to the judges' proposal. The defense attorneys' demand now places the Attorney General in a position to decide whether to accept the judges' recommendation or proceed with the bribery charge.
2 developments
- 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'
- StrongLegal commentators: Prosecution refusal to drop bribery charge in Case 4000 would aim for a Supreme Court appeal
- DevelopingJudges in Netanyahu trial rule to drop bribery charge; commentator says Herzog wept
Source and signal
- Internal intake