In testimony Sunday, investigator Eli Levi stated that police investigators in the Netanyahu case were given instructions by the prosecution, including on which questions to ask, raising questions about investigative independence.
Investigator Eli Levi, a state witness in the ongoing corruption trial of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, testified Sunday that police investigators were directed by the prosecution on how to conduct the investigation. According to the testimony, the prosecution dictated questions and oversaw the process—raising claims of improper influence over the evidentiary record. Levi's remarks, reported by Israeli media, mark a significant development in a trial that has already drawn intense public and legal scrutiny. The testimony has not yet been independently corroborated; the defense has not yet responded.
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