Israel’s Attorney General denies Netanyahu’s allegation that he insulted the Supreme Court

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Israel’s Attorney General, Gali Baharav Miara, said on Monday, No “legal conditions” to declare Israeli prime minister, Benjamin NetanyahuContempt of the Supreme Court for continuing to reform the judiciary in the face of conflicts of interest arising from lawsuits filed against him for alleged corruption.

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel has appealed to the Supreme Court to despise the prime minister for violating a regulation drafted by former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and approved by the court in 2020 that requires a prime minister to be a prime minister. You cannot enter into legal matters while the lawsuits filed against you are pending.

Baharav Miara, “From a legal point of view, a defamation case must meet certain conditions that are not currently met.” He added that the petition was rejected. “Doesn’t change the Prime Minister’s duty to enforce the law and avoid acting in a conflict of interest”.

In response, the Movement for a Quality Government in Israel stressed that it was “appalled” by the prosecutor’s “nonsense” and “evasive response” to the issue, according to The Times of. Israel’.

Prime Minister on trial several cases of corruptionAlthough he denied the charges and spoke of a “witch hunt” and a “judicial coup”. ‘Bibi’, who succeeded in forming the new government after the general elections held in November, is accused of bribery, fraud and abuse of trust in three separate cases.

The Israeli Presidency reported on Sunday that talks between the Government and the opposition have resumed with a view to reaching an agreement. controversial judicial reformparalyzed as a result of the tension in the streets between protesters and security guards .

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