After the storm provoked by the Likud reaction against Raviv Drucker over the "source" investigation, Prime Minister Netanyahu made it clear: "I am not a follower of the imprisonment of journalists"
"Unsuccessful wording," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defined the Likud's reaction Wednesday (Wednesday) to the investigation into the 4000 file published in the "source" program on Network 13, led by journalist Reviv Drucker, which states that "in the corrected world, Drucker would go to prison."
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His response to the response, which received particularly negative feedback from the public and from politicians, Netanyahu said this evening during a press conference he convened on the Corona crisis. He said this in response to a question from news reporter 13 Thousands of employees on the issue.
"I'm not a follower of putting journalists in prison," Netanyahu stated. "It was an unsuccessful formulation of speakers. I want more freedom and more diversity in the media. I am in favor of voicing opinions and criticism and no one is more criticized than I am."
However, Prime Minister Netanyahu added: "Journalists may not interfere with court proceedings and deport witnesses at trial. These are things that need to be explored. Everyone is subject to the law. "
Drucker: "There was no criminal offense in our advertising"
Last night, Drucker's "4000 Case" recordings were revealed between Saul Elovich, the controlling shareholder of Bezeq and the Walla news site and his wife, Iris Elovich, and between Ilan Yeshua, the CEO of Walla. In the investigation, entitled "The recordings that complicated Bibi" , The way in which the Allovich couple sought to positively survey the prime minister and his wife sang on the site, as well as Netanyahu's relationship with Bezeq. ”The plan did not publish the response of the prime minister, who said its editors were not relevant.
In response, Netanyahu issued a backlash in which he argued for disrupting court proceedings and personally attacking Drucker.
"Raviv Drucker continues to carry out a criminal trial against Prime Minister Netanyahu, disrupting legal proceedings and threatening state witnesses with a view to skewing judges," the response reads. "The fact that the competent authorities do not arrest Drucker and let him rave about leaks and blackmail threats against witnesses only reinforces the feeling that everything about Netanyahu's game is addicted. In a revised world, Reviv Drucker would go to jail today for broadcasting criminal leaks and disrupting court proceedings, but when the purpose of the media is To bring down the right-wing leader, Netanyahu, at all costs - everything seems to be allowed. "
Drucker later commented on the Prime Minister's comments on Twitter, writing: "Regarding Netanyahu's reaction - there was no threat, neither for Elovich nor for Philber. Another ugly lie." Subsequently, in response to allegations of trendy editing by Avi Weiss, Netanyahu's public defense attorney in the 4000 file interviewed for the investigation, the journalist published the full interview transcript. "The interview itself made the impression that Weiss was pleased that he eventually thanked us and asked that we be invited again," Drucker tweeted. "It's not that hard. Weiss hardly ever let me complete a question."
Merivar Drucker said: "In a corrected world, people go to prison for committing criminal offenses. Our publication yesterday did not have any criminal offenses. In fact, Netanyahu often committed the same act when he delivered his version of criminal cases he was investigating, before trial. In doing so, just as much, they allegedly undermined the judicial process. "
Last month, the prime minister's attorneys filed a complaint with the Attorney General against Drucker for disrupting legal proceedings and deposing a witness. The complaint was filed after a program aired in May and dealt with Netanyahu cases, Drucker interviewed prosecution witnesses expected to appear in the prime minister's trial. This, they say, could affect the plan for the judges in the case.
