Police say publishing evidence, indictment recommendations standard procedure

A police source with knowledge of the investigations into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells The Times of Israel that “if and when” police present indictment recommendations to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit “a short and concise statement will be released to the press informing them of the conclusions based on the evidence collected.”

The source said that publishing a press release is “the practice with all investigations of public figures.”

Recent weeks have seen a series of efforts by Likud lawmakers and supporters to block police from publishing indictment recommendations following two year-long corruption investigations into Netanyahu, but the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that police have the right to do so.

The move is reported to be planned for later today or tomorrow.

— Raoul Wootliff