Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded to slow the pace of his trial and revealed that his lead attorney Amit Hadad and the entire legal team requested to resign, according to Israeli media reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday demanded that judges slow the pace of his corruption trial, and disclosed that his lead counsel Amit Hadad and the entire defense team had asked to resign. The remarks were made during a court hearing, according to Israeli media reports. The revelation marks a dramatic turn in the proceedings, which have been ongoing for years. As The Zioneer reported on Friday, Netanyahu had previously pressed to accelerate the trial schedule — a position now seemingly reversed. The reasons for the legal team's resignation request were not specified in the reports.
2 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu's lawyer compares PM's trial schedule to Eichmann proceeding
- DevelopingNetanyahu's defense lawyers request to cancel three trial days in October
- DevelopingFormer Netanyahu attorney says he stopped representing him because PM did not pay
- DevelopingAt trial, Netanyahu tells judges he sees very high prosecution responsiveness
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