Netanyahu Trial: Defense opposes five-day-a-week hearings
Attorney Amit Hadad, representing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has petitioned the court to change the schedule of hearings in Netanyahu's trial. The defense argues that it is unable to conduct the trial in a format of five hearing days per week.
During the hearing, Attorney Hadad clarified that a requirement for hearings of this scope is highly unusual. He noted that in the legal history of the State of Israel, the only trial conducted in an intensive format of five hearing days per week was the trial of Adolf Eichmann.
The request was submitted against the backdrop of attempts to advance the trial proceedings and conclude the evidentiary stage. Netanyahu's lawyers emphasize that such a workload would make it difficult for them to prepare the defense properly and professionally for the Prime Minister.
The court is expected to discuss the request and decide on the future schedule of the trial. This decision may affect the amount of time required until a verdict is reached in the cases in question.