Mandeblit: "I don't remember signing the amended indictment against Netanyahu"

Former Attorney General Mandeblit admitted in his testimony at the Netanyahu trial that he does not remember physically signing the amended indictment. Attorney Hadad claimed the signature was copied and raised suspicions of forgery. Mandeblit insisted he approved the content of the document.

An unusual confrontation in the Netanyahu trial: former Attorney General Avichai Mandeblit admitted that he does not remember physically signing the amended indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In cross-examination at the Jerusalem District Court, Netanyahu's defense attorney, Amit Hadad, presented an exact graphic similarity between the signature on the original indictment and that on the amended version, claiming the signature was copied and pasted. Mandeblit confirmed he does not recall the physical act of signing but insisted he read and approved the content of the amended indictment, and that even using an existing signature might meet legal requirements. Hadad raised suspicions of forgery. The defense argues a substantive flaw in the process, while Mandeblit and the prosecution contend that substantive consent overrides technical procedure.