The Supreme Court rejected a petition filed following Mandelblit’s statement regarding a plea agreement reached with MK Aryeh Deri in connection with the indictment filed against him.
Petitioners argued that despite MK Deri’s announcement that he intends to resign from the Knesset, the state is obliged to argue before the Magistrate’s Court hearing his criminal case that adhered to his actions. The Supreme Court accepted the state’s position and held a theoretical discussion MK Deri, or seeking to fill in at this time, does not comply with the provisions of the law and the ruling.
The verdict reads: “The petitioner claimed that the resignation of MK Deri is a” patent-trick “intended to pave his way back to the Knesset. But we both learned that “for all, time and time for every object, under the sky” if and when this is done, then the petitioner is well acquainted with the way to this court and the gates of the court remain open. “
Regarding the benefits to which the former MK is entitled, MK Aryeh Deri’s attorney stated that he intends to waive these benefits, accordingly the judges ruled that this claim is also superfluous.