The State Attorney’s Office opposes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for a two-week hiatus in his trial, citing the slow pace of his testimony and the upcoming summer recess as its reason for doing so, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu’s defense attorney Amit Hadad had said that the premier required the two-week break to devote his time to “diplomatic, national and security issues of the first order,” in the wake of the recent war with Iran, which ended on Tuesday.
According to Hadad, the issues include “managing the war in Gaza and dealing with the issue of the hostages.”
In its response, the State Attorney’s office says that the “general reasons detailed in the request cannot justify canceling two weeks of hearings, particularly in the run up to the recess.”
It notes that it has already made adjustments to better accommodate Netanyahu’s obligations, including by allowing him to testify twice a week, rather than three times a week.
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