Mandelblit Speaks at Haifa Conference • On Netanyahu's Inquiries: "Before Filing Indictments Did Not Claim to Sew Files"

• Mandelblit at a conference in Haifa // Photo: Hertzi Shapira

The Avichai Mandelblit District Court hosted a legal conference at the University of Haifa on Sunday, addressing several issues on the public agenda: the decision to indict Prime Minister Netanyahu, the appointment of a Chief Counsel, and allegations against the State Prosecutor's Office.

"Of course, the prime minister has a strong innocence, that no one will make a mistake, the prime minister is the prime minister of all of us. I really do not intend to confront the prime minister. But even during the hearing itself, there were no allegations of file stitching, and now that the decision has been made - those allegations sound, so it's a little unfortunate that it now arises. "

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Mendelblit says of these allegations against the State Attorney's Office: "All these allegations, about a government coup, have no basis for that. It is unfortunate for me that these things are being said. Everything is happening now, even in this case."

On the allegations about the conduct of the interrogation of the witnesses during the investigation against Netanyahu, Mandelblit says: "Also on the subject of the PM's investigations, these issues are already being investigated by the police, and should reach me. Do it very carefully, there are many materials, and they will reach me. Bottom line, I think the situation is definitely not perfect. For me, any such comment from the court is an opportunity to learn and correct things I do not know and have not been exposed to. "

High Court demonstration // Photo: Oren Ben Hakun

On the confrontation between him and Minister of Justice, Amir Ohana, on the appointment of Chief Counsel, Mandelblit argues: "The Minister of Justice is consulting, a civil servant can decide ... There is also no need to consult with the Judiciary, but they come for six months. I contacted the Minister of Justice. There is no confrontation, everything is fine, and I told him that he could be appointed, since he asked that he want a deputy, I very much agreed. So I said we would set up a detection committee to look at inventory. The position was not, which is also legitimate. So how do you get paid? In this situation, it is likely that the Attorney General will be coerced, which no one disagrees with. Everyone holds their own opinion. The minimum that is possible is this Buffer with the consent of the House.

On the case against Netanyahu, Mandelblit said: "This is a concrete case with concrete decisions, there is always discretion - but at the end of the evidence speak. We went from step to step. In the first stage we decided to download, and why not examination and not direct investigation. This gives you as many defensive coefficients as possible to protect from mistakes, there is no guarantee that there will be no mistakes. "

"There was no hidden team, but those who know and have been in the process know that legal advice contributes a lot. Everyone is talking, and it's a very professional process that is the best people we have at the end. I hear them all, and what's still perfect is step by step, at the end It's the most professional I have. I feared nothing: I put on the table what they recommended, and anyone to analyze what he wanted. The fight was very heavy, on the other hand, I am very happy with the decisions. "I really believe it. There are system failures, and it's good that there are places to find out - and the court has also clarified them."