During the "Basheva" conference, Mandelblit referred to a decision not to open an investigation against Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz • "False claim, the legal systems are cut off from political bias"

• The Mandelblit Judgment: "The Fifth Dimension Investigation Does Not Prevent Political Considerations" // Photo: Tzahi Miriam

Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit addressed the Basheva conference in Jerusalem on Monday to investigate the "fifth dimension" affair and dismissed allegations against State Attorney Dan Eldad stating that he was preventing political considerations in his decision not to open a criminal investigation Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz.

Four days ago, Eldad announced the transfer of the "fifth dimension" case to a criminal investigation into the police. However, Eldad announced that Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz, who previously served as chairman of the company's board of directors, is not among the suspects in the case.

Mandelblit, as stated in the decision to open an investigation, said: "The State Comptroller published an audit report, and then asked the State Comptroller's Office to provide us with materials to consider whether there is a justification for criminal investigation - which lasted until January. After receiving the material, I held a meeting about a month ago. According to the prosecutor's office, according to the evidence available at this time, no suspected public in the case has been elected. "

"I have scheduled another sitting and, in between, where the State Attorney's office required things and made a decision. He said there was no suspected elected official, but the investigation must be promoted. I told him that such a matter was promoted by the prosecutor's office, not by the USSR. This is a false claim. "

State Attorney Dan Eldad // Courtesy of the Justice Department spokeswoman

In addition, the Court addressed an attack by political officials on the judiciary and the prosecutor's office, saying: "The recent fundamental argument that the legal advice to the government and the State Attorney's Office are supposedly acting for non-material reasons, or worse - God forbid, for political reasons, is of course very serious. A fundamental element of a democratic state is that the legal and judicial systems are independent and detached from influence or political bias. This is a basic condition of public trust in them. It is also a basic condition for the ability of these systems to fulfill their purpose - which is to ensure the rule of law in the State of Israel. "

In his remarks, he referred to the recent disclosure regarding his recordings and former Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi in the Harpaz document, saying: "My detailed reference to the allegations made in relation to my conduct in the case was presented to the Detection Committee, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Asher Grunis, and to the court. Supreme, who has exceptionally discussed an expanded lineup of five judges in petitions related to my appointment to the post. "

"The five members of the Detection Committee believed that there were no allegations against my conduct in the Harpaz document to prevent my appointment to the Attorney General's office. Thus, all five High Court judges discussed petitions against the appointment and examined all of the allegations against me, especially those relating to this case. ".