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Thursday, January 2, 2025
Ben Gvir slams High Court ruling: ‘Strips the minister of his authorities’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir denounces the High Court of Justice’s decision to strike down a key part of a law that granted the minister increased authority over police investigations, saying the court has “once again turned itself into the sovereign and tramples the will of the voter.”
“The grave decision by the High Court to neuter the Police Ordinance is designed to strip the minister of his authorities and to try and grant the State Attorney’s Office and the attorney general authority over the police,” he argues. “In a democratic state, the one who determines policies for the police is the minister in charge over the force, but this of course does not interest the High Court.”
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