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AG says there’s a ‘legal impediment’ to appointing interim state attorney
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAttorney General Avichai Mandelblit says there is a “legal impediment” to Justice Minister Amir Ohana’s appointment of Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari as interim state attorney.
Ohana announced Tuesday that he plans to appoint Central District deputy prosecutor Ginsberg Ben-Ari as interim state prosecutor.
Mandelblit had reportedly rejected Ginsberg Ben-Ari as a candidate.
In his first public comments, the attorney general suggests Ohana is unauthorized to take such a step.
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