"I don't remember signing": The clash over the amended indictment in the Netanyahu trial

A confrontation erupted during former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit's testimony in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial. Defense attorney Amit Hadad presented the original and amended indictments, claiming the signature on the amended version is not authentic. Mandelblit admitted he does not recall signing the amended document but rejected the defense's conclusion. Later, he confirmed that legal provisions are intended to prevent persecution of a prime minister.

Another confrontation was recorded during the testimony of former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu's defense attorney, Amit Hadad, presented Mandelblit with the original and amended indictments and asked him to compare the signatures. Mandelblit admitted he does not recall signing the amended document but rejected the defense's conclusion that someone took the signature from the original document. Hadad argued that the similarity between the signatures indicates Mandelblit did not physically sign the amended version. Mandelblit replied that he testifies based on his memory and does not engage in speculation. Later in the hearing, Mandelblit confirmed that the provisions of Section 17 of Basic Law: The Government are intended, among other things, to prevent persecution of a prime minister. He also addressed the scope of meetings he held as part of managing the investigations, noting that there were "dozens of meetings" and not more than a hundred. Toward the end of the hearing, a verbal confrontation broke out between the defense and prosecution, and the court ordered Mandelblit removed from the courtroom. Mandelblit is testifying as a defense witness, seven years after he indicted Netanyahu.