Justice minister says attorney general has conflict of interest in opposing procedure aimed at her firing

Justice Minister Yariv Levin accuses Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of hypocrisy and of having a conflict of interest in her opposition to a new process the government has instituted for firing an attorney general.

Earlier today, Baharav-Miara told the High Court of Justice that the cabinet resolution creating the new process for firing the attorney general was “fundamentally illegal,” backing petitions seeking to void the procedure aimed at axing her.

Levin accuses the attorney general of “exploiting state resources to try and prevent her replacement, while having a clear-cut conflict of interest.”

The justice minister says the cabinet resolution was “not only legal but also necessary,” adding “the government of Israel deserves an impartial, professional, straightforward attorney general without a conflict of interest.”