Officials Deny Report That State Attorney Blocked Urich Plea Deal
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A report said Central District Attorney Haim Wismonsky agreed with Netanyahu adviser Jonatan Urich's lawyer on nine months of community service in the Bild leak case, with Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara supporting the proposal. It said State Attorney Amit Aisman demanded 12 months in prison, causing the talks to collapse. A joint response from the attorney general and state attorney called the report false. An earlier report in March said both officials had rejected a proposal involving reduced charges and community service, leaving the latest account disputed.
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Difference in reporting
Sources factually disagree on the plea talks: i24 and Walla report that Baharav-Miara supported a nine-month community-service proposal and Aisman blocked it; the attorney general and state attorney call the report false, while Times of Israel earlier reported that both officials rejected a community-service proposal. The sources agree that proposed terms concerned reduced charges and community service in Urich's Bild leak case.
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