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

A confrontation erupted during Mandelblit's testimony: defense attorney Amit Hadad presented the original and amended indictments and claimed that the signature on the amended version is not authentic. Mandelblit admitted he does not remember signing the amended version but rejected the defense's conclusion. Later, he confirmed that the law's provisions are intended to prevent the 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 remember signing the amended document but rejected the defense's conclusion that someone had taken the signature from the original document. Hadad argued that the similarity between the signatures indicates that 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 the persecution of a prime minister. He also addressed the scope of meetings he held during the management of 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 the prosecution, and the court ordered Mandelblit to be removed from the courtroom. Mandelblit is testifying as a defense witness, seven years after he indicted Netanyahu.