The cross-examination of Hadas Klein, the personal assistant of businessman Arnon Milchen, in the 1000 case ended yesterday – and the court went on a summer break until September.
Advocate Amit Haddad, a lawyer for former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opened the hearing yesterday clearly about Klein’s work for the Milchen family. She said she worked with Milchen’s father, and following an employee embezzlement incident she was promoted to assistant CEO Yossi Geva, and later also Milchen Jr.’s assistant. Advocate Haddad asked about Milchen’s gift custom to the Netanyahu family, which began before Klein’s work as his personal assistant. He even quoted from Klein’s testimony to the police: That were before your time, right? Weren’t you a witness to the first time Mr. Milchen gave gifts to Netanyahu? “Klein replied in the affirmative.
“You said that in 2006 you bought Dom Perignon champagne, and then from 2008 Champagne Rosa,” said Adv. Hadad. Klein: “It was around NIS 1,200. Then, when I met Dudi Paintoch (importer), we managed to get a price of NIS 740.”
Subsequently, Klein was asked about an invoice binder she submitted to researchers from 2008-2007. Adv. Haddad: “I want to attack what you said, in 2007 67 bottles were purchased.” Prosecutor Adv. The invoices will be available later. ” Advocate Haddad: “This is the laundering of evidence obtained illegally.”
Adv. Haddad later inquired with Klein: “When you were asked by the police what Arnon Milchen’s interests were, you said fairly: ‘There are no interests, this is a completely one-sided thing. Arnon doesn’t need them at all. In terms of getting something – he does not need them, “Klein replied that” Arnon could have come and stayed. Arnon sold the company in 2008. Shimon Peres told him: ‘Sell so that they never say capital-government’. In terms of Arnon’s power to say “That he can call him all the time. But yes, when Arnon needs to know what to do with his visa, he calls Netanyahu to ask for help.”
Haddad said: “In 2006, when he gave champagne and cigars to his friends years ago, he did not know he would need help with his visa, he did not know that following the interview with ‘Fact’ the Americans would cancel his visa and he would be afraid to be Jonathan Pollard2. He does not do it for the visa. “