Mandelblit and Netanyahu lawyer spar before Meron disaster committee
Mandelblit complained that he wasn't allowed to properly finish his questions, and that Miyuchas was interrupting him. Miyuchas at one point described Mandelblit's answers as attempts to "lecture."
By MICHAEL STARR
Former Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit testified before the Mount Meron Disaster Investigation Committee on Tuesday, in a tense cross-examination by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lawyer Rina Miyuchas.
Mandelblit was asked why he didn't order a police investigation into the crowd crush that killed 45 pilgrims on Mount Meron in 2021, saying that it was for the police to decide. However, the Netanyahu lawyer noted that Police Chief Kobi Shabtai had previously testified that the attorney-general needed to provide permission for the police to investigate.
Mandelblit also said that they had stopped criminal investigation because it would have interfered in the work of the investigation committee. The committee had requested that they not investigate at the same time as the panel inquiry operated, said Mandelblit.
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Mandelblit complained that he wasn't allowed to properly finish his questions, and that Miyuchas was interrupting him. Miyuchas at one point described Mandelblit's answers as attempts to "lecture."
By MICHAEL STARR
Former Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit testified before the Mount Meron Disaster Investigation Committee on Tuesday, in a tense cross-examination by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lawyer Rina Miyuchas.
Mandelblit was asked why he didn't order a police investigation into the crowd crush that killed 45 pilgrims on Mount Meron in 2021, saying that it was for the police to decide. However, the Netanyahu lawyer noted that Police Chief Kobi Shabtai had previously testified that the attorney-general needed to provide permission for the police to investigate.
Mandelblit also said that they had stopped criminal investigation because it would have interfered in the work of the investigation committee. The committee had requested that they not investigate at the same time as the panel inquiry operated, said Mandelblit.
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