The High Court of Justice denies requests for an interim order to freeze the government’s new process for firing the attorney general.
The decision by Judge Noam Sohlberg means that the new five-member ministerial committee tasked with recommending to the government whether or not to fire the attorney general will be able to convene Monday as planned.
The committee has summoned Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to the hearing, but it is unclear if she will attend.
Sohlberg writes in his brief decision that the court cannot address an issue before a final decision by the relevant authority has been made.
Since the committee has yet to make a recommendation and the government has yet to hold a vote on whether or not to fire Baharav-Miara, Sohlberg rejects the requests for an interim order.
If and when this situation changes, the petitioners will then be able to turn to the court.
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