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The district court is considering Netanyahu and Elowitz 'request to drop the indictments against them

As part of the preliminary requests filed by the prime minister and former Bezeq owners in the Alps cases, they argued for selective enforcement and accused that there were flaws in the indictment, calling for it to be dismissed for "defense of justice." Will open in February

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Daniel Dolev

Sunday, 06 December 2020, 10:17

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In the video: Opening of the Netanyahu trial (Editing: Itai Amram and Avichai Baruch)

The Jerusalem District Court today (Sunday) heard the preliminary requests submitted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the couple Shaul and Iris Elowitz, who are accused in the Alps cases.

Netanyahu and the Elowitz couple claimed that there were flaws in the filing of the indictment and demanded that it be revoked for reasons of "protection from justice," while the prosecution claimed that there were no real allegations.

As part of this phase of the proceedings, it was decided about two weeks ago to postpone the evidentiary phase of the trial from January to February, at the request of the defense attorneys and with the consent of the State Attorney's Office.

Next month, after the hearing of the preliminary allegations, the defendants will respond to the indictment.

More on Walla!

NEWS

• The evidentiary phase of the Netanyahu trial will be postponed to February

• Netanyahu filed a motion to dismiss the indictment: "Improper investigative moves and contamination of the investigation"

• The State Attorney's Office opposes Netanyahu's request to cancel the indictment: "There was no defect in the proceedings"

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Evidence phase - in February.

Netanyahu (Photo: Yonatan Zindel / Flash 90)

Among other things, Netanyahu's attorneys claimed in the preliminary allegations at the trial that the investigators of the affair made improper moves, and refrained from pursuing further lines of investigation.

The lawyers also argued for selective enforcement regarding the non-compliance of the Bezeq corporations, Walla!

And Yedioth Ahronoth or other sources in the case, such as former Walla! Netanyahu's on his immunity was revoked due to defects in the proceedings, and that he is entitled to substantial immunity. The

State Attorney's Office objected to these allegations. In response, they stressed that Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity, claiming that the acts attributed to him in the 2000 case were not done as part of his job. As for the allegations of improper investigative moves, the prosecution's representatives clarified that "after hearing the evidence, the court will clarify the factual picture that reflects the truth," accusing that the situation presented by Netanyahu is "skewed and distorted," and that the investigation as a whole was conducted in a decent and routine manner. An effort to find out the truth. "The State Attorney's Office also rejected the allegations of selective enforcement, rejecting the comparison between Netanyahu's legal situation and that of other MKs, as well as that of Yeshua.

Shaul Alovich at the beginning of his trial, May (Photo: Reuven Castro)

In addition, the couple's attorneys, Elovich, argued in the preliminary allegations that as part of the investigation of the 4000 case, exceptional measures and improper pressure were applied.

Iris Elowitz also argued for selective enforcement against her compared to the decision not to prosecute Sarah Netanyahu in the affair.

The prosecution replied that there was a "substantial difference in the type of offense and in the evidentiary basis attributed to each of them."

More on Walla!

NEWS

Yes Netanyahu, no investigators: There is no other politician who has been treated as a stick like the prime minister

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What is Netanyahu accused of?

In the

(the benefit benefits case), Netanyahu is accused of receiving benefits worth about NIS 700,000 from businessmen Arnon Milchen and James Packer, while he served as prime minister.

The main gifts were cigars, champagne packages and jewelry.

In addition, it was alleged that Netanyahu acted in Milchen's favor in three matters, in which the businessman sought his intervention: he approached US Secretary of State John Kerry to extend the businessman's visa, he approached Finance Minister Yair Lapid to extend the exemption. A tax for returning residents, and he worked to promote a merger of "Keshet" and "Reshet" - ostensibly at Milchen's request.

According to the lawsuit, these acts damaged the image of the public service and the public's trust in it.

In this case, Netanyahu is accused of

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(the Netanyahu-Mozes affair) deals with talks between Netanyahu and Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Noni Mozes. In those talks, the two allegedly discussed the benefit of the prime minister's coverage of the Yedioth group, in exchange for imposing restrictions on the newspaper's main competitor - Israel Today. The person who offered the deal is Mozes, so he is accused of bribery. On the other hand, the ombudsman was also convinced that Netanyahu did not intend to complete the bribe deal, but continued the talks with Mozes to improve his coverage in the Yedioth group, and there are certain actions to do so.

In this case, Netanyahu is accused of

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(Bezeq-Walla affair) The most serious case for the prime minister concerns regulatory benefits worth hundreds of millions of shekels, which Netanyahu allegedly granted to Elowitz.

In return, according to the indictment, Elovich acted to skew the coverage on the Walla!

NEWS, which was under his control.

In this case, Netanyahu is accused of

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