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Monday, January 6, 2020
Knesset legal adviser denies he’ll recuse himself over alleged conflict
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleKnesset legal adviser Eyal Yinon denies he intends to recuse himself on parliamentary issues related to Netanyahu due to his wife’s role in drafting the prime minister’s criminal charges.
Yinon denies any conflict of interest and rejects media reports that said he would step aside on procedural issues relating to the premier’s immunity. He also appears to accuse Netanyahu’s Likud allies of leaking to the media a document that suggested such a conflict.
“Raising the claim of ‘a conflict of interest’ simply because of a conclusion of a legal opinion yesterday, which likely is unfavorable to one of the sides affected by the matter, is a cynical and artificial ploy that was designed to intimidate the Knesset legal adviser,” he says in a statement.
The Times of Israel Community.