Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya said Sunday that the decision by the judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial to require the attorney general to appear in court shows the case is heading toward an acquittal on the bribery charge.
Speaking on Galei Israel radio, Cohen-Eliya said: "She understands where this is going. You'd have to be a complete idiot not to understand that this is heading toward an acquittal on bribery. If she really is forced to do what the judges are telling her, to withdraw the bribery charge from the indictment, she can't appeal."
He explained the legal reasoning behind that view. "You can only appeal a positive finding by a court, but if the prosecution withdraws part of the indictment, there's no appeal," he said. "I assume she is counting on another round at the Supreme Court as well, maybe to reach Yitzhak Amit, maybe to get a better panel."
Cohen-Eliya also criticized the prosecution's institutional culture. "You just have to understand the DNA of the State Attorney's Office. We remember it from the Zadorov case. They never admit mistakes," he said.
