Political commentator Mati Tuchfeld, head of the C14 political desk, launched a blistering live on-air attack Monday against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, after the panel of judges again recommended dropping the bribery charge in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Case 4000. Tuchfeld called the situation an 'absurd theater' and accused the attorney general of 'a bunch of criminals' for refusing to withdraw the charge despite the judicial recommendation, arguing she is politically motivated.
Political commentator Mati Tuchfeld, head of the C14 (Now 14) political desk, erupted in a live broadcast Monday afternoon, directly attacking Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara after the panel of judges in the Netanyahu trial reaffirmed its recommendation to drop the bribery charge in Case 4000.
Tuchfeld alleged that the judges had submitted their written statement to the prosecution, effectively telling the attorney general to withdraw the charge. 'There is a bunch of criminals here!' he shouted on air, referring to the prosecution. 'The attorney general who has held this case should have dropped the bribery charge long ago after the judges gave her their written message. We are in an absurd theater that has never been seen before.'
He accused Baharav-Miara of acting politically rather than on legal merit, saying she was continuing the 'manhunt' against Netanyahu that began under her predecessor, Avichai Mandelblit. Tuchfeld called the situation proof of the urgent need for judicial reform and demanded the attorney general's removal.
The recommendation to drop the bribery charge — now reinstated by the panel after earlier testimony — has been a flashpoint in the ongoing Netanyahu trial, with the prosecution reportedly reluctant to comply. Tuchfeld's intervention comes after multiple legal commentators and politicians weighed in on the controversy throughout the day.
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