Published: 1 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Israel's attorney general agrees to hold Netanyahu's pre-indictment hearing over four days (Haaretz)
The hearings, originally scheduled to last two days, will begin on Wednesday
Mandelblit to fast-track decision on Netanyahu indictment (jpost)
Mandelblit’s office is gearing up for the hearing and for the possibility that it will extend into Thursday as well. According to sources close to Mandelblit, the attorney-general plans to close himself off in the Justice Ministry with the approximately 20 prosecutors who have worked on the case with the aim of making a final decision on the indictment by the end of October or possibly the beginning of November.
Previous reports that Mandelblit would make a final decision in December before State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan steps down were not true, these sources said. “He will move fast,” said one person familiar with the case.
One possibility that Mandelblit and Justice Ministry officials are preparing for is that Netanyahu’s lawyers will present seemingly new evidence – not seen until now – as part of an effort to postpone the attorney-general’s decision and force him to ask the police to reopen some part of the investigation.
Israel's attorney general rejects Netanyahu’s request to broadcast pre-indictment hearing (Haaretz)
Mandelblit’s office slams the prime minister for disrespecting criminal proceedings, says ‘hearing is not intended to persuade the public’
TV: In blow to Netanyahu, state to indict alleged co-conspirators for bribery (Times of Israel)
Imminent decision seen as an indicator PM likely won’t succeed in convincing prosecutors to drop the charges against him at a pretrial hearing next week
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PETER BEINART: No, Israeli democracy is not ‘fine’ (Forward)
Photo: Netanyahu with Mandelblit (Reuters)
