Former Netanyahu Lawyer Says No Pardon for Premier Without Admission of Guilt

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Netanyahu Caught Between Pardon Request and Confession: Legal Controversy and Escalating Protests. Former Lawyer: Pardon Impossible Without Confession. Micah Wettman, Netanyahu's former lawyer, stated that a presidential pardon cannot be granted to the prime minister unless he confesses, emphasizing that the law is clear: "Pardon is granted to the guilty." A Precedent in Israeli History. Wettman pointed out that pardons before the end of a trial…

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog cannot legally grant Netanyahu a pardon unless he pleads guilty, lawyer Micha Fatman, who previously represented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial, said on Tuesday.

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Israeli media said that the only condition for pardoning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Israeli occupation in corruption cases was a confession of guilt, after he had applied to the Israeli President for pardon.

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Lawyer Kobi Sodri sharply criticized Netanyahu for requesting a presidential pardon, and told Anat Davidov and Prof. Aryeh Eldad: "I have not seen a single sentence that refers to the 'negligible' event called October 7."

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A pardon under the conditions requested by the Prime Minister would be a death blow to the justice system and the rule of law, and would prove his claim that the vengeful Deep State has fabricated a case against him. His appeal does not give Herzog a single thread to cling to.