High Court to rule this evening on legality of Akunis’s appointment

High Court justices have heard the positions of the attorney general and the prime minister and will rule this evening on whether the appointment of Ofir Akunis as justice minister is legal or not.

Chief Justice Esther Hayut has noted that the attorney general’s position — against the legality of the appointment — is a weighty one.

She added that the cabinet was obligated to adhere to the attorney general’s position during its meeting, which it failed to do.

Chief Justice Esther Hayut, at the Supreme Court on May 11, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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