Netanyahu attorney: Olmert’s demand for psychiatric review slanderous, blackmail
The Netanyahu family’s lawyer responds to former prime minister Ehud Olmert’s demand that the family be examined by a psychiatrist as part of their libel lawsuit against him.
Olmert has refused to back down from comments he made about the family’s sanity, and has said they should be forced to reveal their medical records and undergo an examination if they wish to disprove his assertions.
The family’s attorney writes to the court: “Unfortunately, instead of the defendant backing down, letting go and expressing remorse, he continues to file slanderous requests… This is a blatant attempt at blackmail whose clear intent is to dissuade the plaintiffs from defending their rights.”
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert arrives for a court hearing on the lawsuit of the Netanyahu family against him, at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court, on January 10, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Pool)
