Attorney general says firing ‘unlawful,’ vows to continue working

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara calls the cabinet vote to remove her from office “unlawful,” and says the legal advisory system and the prosecution service she heads will continue to be “faithful to the law,” in her first comments following the government’s decision to fire her earlier today.

“The government decision made just now to end my tenure contravenes the law,” Baharav-Miara writes in a letter to State Attorney Amit Aisman, which is also addressed to her deputy attorney generals and other senior figures in the legal advisory system and prosecution service.

“Political pressure and behavior that contravenes the law will not deter us from continuing to carry out our jobs impartially, professionally, and honestly,” she writes.

“We will continue to assist the government to advance its policies in accordance with the law, to enforce the law equally, and preserve the rule of law,” she adds.

The High Court says the firing cannot take effect until it rules on the procedure used to dismiss her.