"Concealed from him": Haddad reveals – the claim that could affect Netanyahu's trial

Attorney Amit Haddad argued in the Netanyahu trial hearing that material information regarding the version of state witness Shlomo Filber was concealed from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit before the indictment was approved, and that this constitutes a flaw that could establish a defense of entrapment. The judges have not yet ruled on the defense's request to expand Mandelblit's questioning.

In a hearing held this morning (Wednesday) in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense attorney Amit Haddad argued that material information concerning the version of state witness Shlomo Filber was concealed from former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit before the indictment was approved. According to Haddad, the data was also concealed from the defense, and this is a flaw that could establish a claim of defense of entrapment. Haddad claimed that Mandelblit received incorrect answers and relied on erroneous information. The judges sought to understand how the concealment claim fits within the legal framework of the defense of entrapment. The defense is seeking to expand Mandelblit's questioning to examine the gap between the information presented to him and the actual evidence. Summoning Mandelblit to testify is considered an unusual step.