Against the Prime Minister's Request to Discuss the Financing of his Legal Expenses, Attorney Micah Patman Announces that he Will Stop Becoming Part of the Defense Staff

• Patman (center) with Netanyahu and attorney Amit Haddad

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Attorney Micah Patman, who began to represent the prime minister in recent months and even attended the hearing before the indictment, did not represent the prime minister. The next hearing in Netanyahu's trial is scheduled for July 24, but he will not have to go to court. 

The reason for this is probably the lack of payment following the permit committee's decision not to approve the financing of his trial through a loan from his associate.

Netanyahu enters courtroom to open trial // Photo: Reuters

Attorney Fatman, a senior white-collar lawyer in the past, represented Shula Zaken in Olmert's case. Last Thursday, the State Comptroller's Office's permit committee announced that it had rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to discuss receiving funding for his legal expenses Also close to Spencer Partridge, of the amount previously received by the Prime Minister from his cousin Nathan Milikowski ($ 300,000), $ 30,000 was used to immediately recover his legal protection. 

A statement from the permit committee stated that "in light of the court's position on the government regarding the legality of the prime minister's request to finance his legal protection, the application will not be heard." The committee also stated that " Recoverable. "