Yedioth Ahronoth publisher said to oppose non-binding mediation in Netanyahu case

Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes, a fellow defendant in one of the criminal cases Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for, has told Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara that he isn’t interested in non-binding mediation, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

But the report says that if Baharav-Miara were to sign off on such a process, Mozes is expected to go along.

In March, one of the three judges in the trial asked the state prosecution and the defense teams to consider a non-binding “criminal mediation” process, in part because the proceedings are proving so protracted.

Mozes is charged with bribery in so-called Case 2000, in which he and Netanyahu are accused of attempting to reach a quid pro quo in which Yedioth Ahronoth would give flattering coverage of the premier in exchange for legislation weakening a rival daily. Netanyahu was indicted for fraud and breach of trust in the case.