The State Attorney’s Office on Sunday evening blasted Yair Netanyahu, the son of the Prime Minister-designate, after he spoke out against senior officials in the State Attorney’s Office and the police and implied that they deserved the death penalty because they “framed” his father and betrayed the country.

“Unfortunately, in the last few days we have once again witnessed defamatory and inciting words, which have nothing to do with legitimate criticism,” the State Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

“The attempt to castigate and weaken the investigators of the Israel Police and the prosecutors in the State Attorney’s Office, who work night and day in the name of the public and in order to protect it – is bound to fail.”

The State Attorney’s Office mentioned that “another line was crossed last week, when a defendant physically attacked a lawyer in court, during the hearing and in front of the judge. The same is true of the incessant harassment of dedicated public servants, who do their jobs faithfully, and of their families.”

The statement also said that “all of these will not weaken the State Attorney’s Office and the prosecutors, who act out of professional considerations only. The law enforcement system will not shy away from fulfilling its role professionally and honestly. The attempt to attribute political motivation or extraneous considerations to decisions is baseless. Everyone must remember: We have one State Attorney’s Office and one police.”

• “The State Attorney’s Office will use all the legal means at its disposal to protect the State Attorney’s Office and state attorneys, their personal safety and their good name,” the statement said.

Speaking with Galey Israel radio earlier on Sunday, Yair Netanyahu accused state prosecutors involved in the cases against his father of treason, and intimated that as traitors they should be given the death penalty.

• “The crimes that these senior prosecutors – and people in the police department – committed are each worth five years in prison at a minimum. So that’s already about 10,000 total years in prison for all the crimes these people committed.”

“Then there’s also the fact that there was a vicious attempt to overthrow the government here. They knew they were framing an innocent man, who just so happened to be the Prime Minister who was elected by the Israeli people.”

“That is tantamount to nullifying the democratic process of the Israeli nation, which is what we call a coup d’état, which is treason.”

“Everyone is welcome to look up the law to see what the punishment is for treason. I’ll give you a hint – it isn’t a jail sentence.”

Later on Sunday, Yair Netanyahu criticized media coverage of his comments, calling the reports “fake news.”

“I still find myself surprised every time by the fake news and character assassination the left-wing media commits against me, despite the fact that I should be used to it by now,” Netanyahu said, denying that he called for violence against prosecutors.

“Anyone who studied reading comprehension in school can easily understand that the purpose of what I said on the radio was to emphasize to listeners the severity of the criminal behavior of the prosecutors who frame [people], according to the Israeli law books.”

“I definitely did not call to hurt anyone.”

Source: Arutz Sheva