Will Minister Idit Silman lift immunity? Naftali Bennett has filed a defamation lawsuit against Idit Silman, MK Ohad Tal, and Channel 14 for "slander and publishing serious lies" - and is demanding damages in the amount of two million NIS.
The lawsuit states: "The defendants published serious lies about the plaintiff that did not exist and were not created. These are cheap and wild slanders that a desperate politician is inventing to mislead the public regarding the plaintiff's mental state.".
"The plaintiff has never taken any medication for his mental functioning. These are lies created by the defendant to excuse her shameful defection from the plaintiff's party, and to please those who appointed her as a minister - in exchange for her defection - and to try to save the fading political careers of both of them, which are nearing their end in the upcoming elections.".
The lawsuit further claims that the statements are not covered by immunity: "This is not an expression of opinion, nor an act done in the course of fulfilling a position or for the sake of fulfilling a position" - and "therefore, this is a case outside the immunity available to members of the Knesset.".
