Gabbay denounces coalition as ‘gang members’

27 November 2017, 2:55 pm

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Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay says Netanyahu’s government has “crossed the point of no return” after it advanced a controversial bill that would bar police from recommending charges at the end of their investigations.

The bill is widely seen as an attempt by Likud lawmakers to shield the prime minister from public fallout should police find sufficient evidence to warrant criminal charges by prosecutors.

At the start of a faction meeting, Gabbay directs his remarks to members of the coalition who voted in favor of the controversial bill: “Look what’s become of you?”

“Like low-level gang members who are sent to disrupt investigations and clean up crime scenes, that’s who you’ve become,” he says.