Published: 8 November 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
In shocking rebuke, attorney general says justice minister misleading the public (Times of Israel)
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit issued an unprecedented rebuke of a serving justice minister on Wednesday, saying Amir Ohana’s claim that investigators in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption probes extorted a key witness was an attempt to “mislead the public” for the Likud leader’s political benefit.
Defending Netanyahu, Amir Ohana had claimed police extorted state’s witness Nir Hefetz with extramarital affair; Hefetz vows ‘shameful’ accusation ‘will not go unanswered’
Pressure increases on Israel's attorney general over case against Netanyahu (Al-Monitor)
BEN CASPIT: As tensions heighten with Israel's attorney general getting closer to deciding whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, some Netanyahu supporters are crying foul over police tactics during the interrogation of Nir Hefetz, a key witness, and claim that as a result of them the most serious charges against the prime minister should be dropped
Police brought in a young woman': Justice minister violates gag order on Netanyahu corruption case (Haaretz)
Minister Amir Ohana reveals information pertaining to the investigation of prime minister's former spin doctor, Nir Hefetz, who turned state's evidence
Photo: Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit (L) and Justice Minister Amir Ohana attend the annual Justice conference outside Tel Aviv on September 3 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
